15 Cheap Big-Cities to Live in Europe (Less than $1,600/Month)

[@sem6427]

1.400dollars a month in Budapest for a single person..... yet an avg person in Budapest doesn earn more than 7-800dollars/month, and Hungary has one of the higest inflations in entire Europe where basic good costs more than they do in western countries.... Gotta love these Americans telling us how cheap our cities/countries are IN THEIR OWN CURRENCY AND INCOME.

[@benjamins8082]

​@@StriderEstel shit hole. $5000 is nothing. I work in a factory a make $8000/month and thats still nothing. Lol

[@Ellada-hu5tx]

Budapest is by no means cheap.

[@zhangzy123]

@@StriderEstel For PLN 5,000. you can't hold on lol. A lot depends on whether you are a resident of Wrocław or you want to settle there. Renting an apartment may be the most expensive. But Wrocław is currently one of the few cities where Ukrainians most willingly want to live. So renting and buying is expensive. In many smaller cities it is much easier and cheaper.

[@Ellada-hu5tx]

@@marklakatos9033 Well, I don't live there, but a very close friend of mine had a girlfriend there and used to tell us how expensive the city became. It was 20 years ago. He himself lived in UK and Switzerland.

[@rvlc8]

If you add the rent, there it is, 1400 dollars.

[@mpnImp]

Poznan in Poland also deserves a recommendation. It is cheaper than Warsaw, Krakow and Wroclaw, but the quality of life is similar to those mentioned. The population is similar to Dresden. Poznań from years has the lowest unemployment rate in Poland in value around 1%.

[@kamp.1299]

And average salary in Poznań is over 1600 USD, right?

[@mpnImp]

​@@kamp.1299 average more than $1,800, as in Wroclaw, but real estate prices and rentals in Poznan are lower than in Wroclaw. (Kraków's average is $2000 and is the highest in Poland next to Warsaw)

[@SaiyanKing1993]

​@@mpnImp But still, 80% of people living in Poznań earn the minimum wage, which is EUR 780. From this you have to subtract 33% tax, the net salary is then EUR 520 . The price of renting an apartment near the tram or bus line is 440 euros plus charges for water, electricity, gas, trash etc. Healthy food from the grocery store costs 220 - 270 euros per one person. All this is on a monthly basis. Many of my colleagues runs away from Poznań because of the very high cost of living. While studying in Poznań, I met only one person who earned over 1500 euros. After graduation, That person went to Portugal because the cost of living is lower there.

[@mpnImp]

@@SaiyanKing1993 Can you point to any source that says 80% of Poznans earn the national minimum? It sounds unbelievable, I have lived here for more than 10 years and currently I do not know anyone who earns the lowest national wage. My brother-in-law, after graduating from high school and one year of experience, earns about $1500 in Poznań, and that's only because he's lazy and doesn't want to change jobs. I respect your experience, and your friends, I can't relate to life in other countries, because I don't know how to live there. However, comparing to the mentioned Polish cities - it is comparable. You need to know that Poland, including Poznan, is changing very fast in recent years, and this despite government policy ;) Although there are also disadvantages - prolonged renovations are annoying. No less, maybe this is an opportunity to come and see what has changed and how people live :) Greetings!

[@ar2ro969]

@@mpnImp Hi, what kind of work are you talking about?

[@SunilKumar-jn6kk]

Thanks

[@airzoomhuarache]

Being from Naples I would only consider to move to a similar place warm and close to the sea and little bit less chaotic than my city so I think Valencia is the best option. Never been in Romania but I think Romania is one of the most underrated places in Europe, they have an amazing wild nature and the new thermal baths in Bucarest are amazing, some of the most beutiful women of the continent as well.

[@chipyoung4396]

Taranto is really beautiful in your country. Maybe equally cheap

[@airzoomhuarache]

@@chipyoung4396 yes but Naples is cheaper than north of Italy about food prices and rental apartments usually but it's more expensive to own a car, insurance is very expensive and even tax possession for a car is expensive!! I own an Audi A3 and I pay about 1200€ per year in first class insurance, prices in Naples are the highest of the country. Tax possession is about 327€ per year, same car in Spain is about 130-140€ per year. I have no doubt that Valencia is cheaper than Naples and even Barcellona I think.

[@chipyoung4396]

@@airzoomhuarache Yes. Taranto on the other coast I found incredibly beautiful, sophisticated, lovely beaches. Would love to go back.

[@rvlc8]

Prices for food and rent are pretty much the same in Bucharest and Napoli. What I liked about Napoli it's that you're an hour away from Amalfi Coast, Ravello, Sorento or Capri.

[@mike15.]

maybe consider Varna Bulgaria too. it has mediterranian climate, is on the black sea with califonia like long white and gold sandy beaches, the city is 500 000 officially but in reality 1 million and during spring and summer around 1,5 million. its also very cheap even tho you have many tourists. the city is the second oldest in europe (7800 years old )and has amazing artefacts (oldest gold treasure in the world ) from the the indigenous people.

[@kaloarepo288]

I would choose Valencia out of this selection - it probably has a beautiful warm climate where citrus does well and the city seems to be full of beautiful buildings and avenues - and then there is that wonderful arts precinct that reminds me of the Sydney Opera House in my country where you could enjoy your favorite forms of arts and entertainment. Spain too is a relatively stable country.

[@GOATMENTATOR]

As a Riga local, Riga is super awesome during spring and summer but I wouldn't reccomend being here in late autumn and winter. Sure it is nice at first but after many many months of darkness and coldness it gets annoying.

[@tnickknight]

True of any scandobaltic country.

[@maj954]

a local Latvian told me how depressed they are, that's why many move away at least temporary during these times.

[@janjevac]

Couldn't agree more. Both the country and the city are nice but starting from October all the way through late May the climate is just horrible.

[@GOATMENTATOR]

@@maj954 when I can afford it, I will do the same

[@Rufat6661]

Moved to Wrocław 7 years ago. Amazing city. Love it so much and not going to move elsewhere. Recommend it.

[@HCforLife1]

Yup - Wroclaw is amazing. Great infrastructure, clean, safe and lot of opportunities. On the other hands the costs of housing skyrocket in the past 5 years. I would recommend Poznan - a smaller city but for people working remotely is perfect. Great train communication with some amazing cities (Wroclaw, Berlin, Gdansk, Warszawa). All facilities and amenities (parks, restaurants, bars, ton of food deliveries available. Cheaper than Wroclaw in about 30-40% from what I remember.

[@i_wonder1967]

Do they speak English?

[@sudika]

My two cents as a native Hungarian: cost of living is not just rent. 1 gallon of diesel in Budapest costs 6.1$ That is only 60% of the highest recorded price a year ago. Consider these things as well! The other thing: expats come here, from east (it was an obvious destination for many Ukrainians as well) and west. No blaming, but as the language is so hard to learn, many of them don't even bother (no offense in general, I have friends and colleagues who did). I know people living here since 10-15 years, who can't even understand basic stuff in the grocery store. Not a good approach to locals to expect everyone to learn your language, because you don't care to learn ours. On the other hand: cheap apartments for expats, who are OK even if prices go up a "little", means the prices went way out of the range of an average Hungarian. And I couldn't agree more with those of you, who said, Hungarians should learn more foreign languages. And don't get me started on politics and cultural things (for which reason I can't even fully understand why someone would WANT to move to Budapest). But try to think with the head of a local: people come into my town, who don't even try to understand me, but raise the prices to a level that I can no more live in my own city. How would you welcome these people? I'm absolutely not xenophobic, I have friends, family all around the world, this I think is a natural reaction to the effect of these expats moving in.

[@sXeCry]

Pécsett ugyanez van. (gondolom más egyetemvárosnál is) Sok külföldi diák feltornázta az albérlet/étterem árakat BP-s szintre (néha még magasabbra) és azért nem ugyanaz az munkalehetőség és az átlagkereset a két városban sajnos. Sokszor ez miatt ki is vannak akadva egy-egy albérlet hirdetésnél fb-n.

[@Grimmiges_Ranarrkraut]

Well, on the other hand-side you couöd argue the bring money to the city, so more money for public transport, healthcare, etc. Also, jobs will approach the new set steadily. Not in a blink but over time it will help to raise standards for most inhabitants. But well, in the end its about where local goverments put extra taxes.

[@ВладиславИсаев-ф6р]

wow, 1 liter of diesel is around 0,8$ in Moscow, Russia

[@lukasx543]

From my personal experience, Hungarians were the most unfriendly and xenophobic people I´ve met in Europe in my life. Obviously I met some extraordinary people but in general that was my experience.

[@sudika]

@@lukasx543 I know there are many of these. What's worse, that goes beyond xenophobia, and many of them behave just as badly with fellow Hungarians. But there are also nice people, just as a tourist there is more chance you will meet the worse kind of Hungarians

[@alexkhylko841]

Dresden is an absolute boss! I had the honor of living here for a while when I was a student. It is very cheap here, compared to other big cities, especially in the western part of Germany. Beautiful city with beautiful galleries and its own "Switzerland" - Saxon Switzerland. Also, you can travel to Prague quite quickly.

[@szymonwalkowiak4139]

This is a good list of places in Europe on a budget. I would say Valencia, Dresden, Budapest, Wroclaw and Krakow seem like the best options. Seville is definitely more expensive than explained in this video, plus the summers in Seville are unbearable due to prolonged hot and dry weather. Belgrade, Thessaloniki, Palermo, and Naples definitely lack pro-business attitudes, and they may feel a bit dangerous to some foreigners. Bucharest, Zagreb, Riga, Zaragoza and Sofia might be good options too, but probably for a shorter period of time. If you have a slightly larger budget and are open to other European cities/towns I would also recommend the following places for remote/nomad workers: Porto, Antwerp, Utrecht, Lubeck, Dusseldorf/Cologne, Basel (might be expensive, but it's beautiful), Alicante, Oviedo, Montpellier, a lot of northern Italian cities e.g. Genoa, Turin, Bergamo, Verona, Parma (some of them might be expensive e.g. Verona), also other beautiful and affordable Italian locations e.g. Bologna, Perugia, Bari, in Poland I would also recommend (apart from Wroclaw and Krakow which are great spots) Poznan, Szczecin and Lodz. If you want to include UK, I would definitely suggest Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds as the best places for remote work and living, and they are quite affordable for UK standards.

[@sonicgems]

Hi, I'll be spending time in Italy as a remote/nomad worker. Is Bologna affordable? I've read everywhere that it's expensive...

[@mrog5481]

I was surprised there was no mention of Ljubljana.

[@sonjak8265]

@@sonicgems What do you nomads do remotely? Thank you!

[@sonicgems]

@@sonjak8265 I'm a music producer, I've got an online business.

[@Larry-jh8gf]

Nice list thanks, you should make a video for us.

[@ronnie9187]

It is so tricky. If you want to work in the city, then Naples may be cheaper then München for example but the salaries are also much lower. If you are retired or financial independent from the location for work, then this list is surely something to think of.

[@VladoPiljak]

I'm from Belgrade, you can rent easily from 500-900 dollars per month. If you want to go for super luxury then it's 1500$. Average salary is 400-500$

[@sashakarpov3446]

@@koloved1 LUCKY

[@gigiatlas2364]

Some ppl in the comments don't realise this video is aimed at American expats/digital nomads, not at Europeans 🤷‍♀️

[@MrCleitus]

Where does it say that ?

[@phyllobolus]

@@MrCleitus 0:42. If you an European, you are hardly an expat, and even if so, with "an average salary" you are definitely not a digital nomad, just stay in your original city.

[@MSordernature]

As a person from Belgrade, I don't think it's a great option. - It's overcrowded already, especially as there has been an influx of Russians and somewhat Ukrainians in the past year or so. Raising the price of rent too. - There is no subway and the traffic gets rough in rush hour, which doesn't exclude the weekend. - While the restaurants will be cheaper than most are used to, the food in the supermarkets isn't. Also, electronics prices are way higher than in countries that have a higher living standard. - The pollution started getting rough during the winter in the past several years. - We don't get many cheap flights out of the city. - Construction is happening everywhere! I've been to Budapest and Thessaloniki and I would recommend them way over Belgrade.

[@frugtik]

and everybody is smoking in Belgrade :(((

[@nkoninn]

The rent is insane. Nice spacious apartment costs $1200+ 💀

[@user-iu2um8fd8n]

Bulgaria is really cheap, even though it has become much more expensive in recent years. I wouldn't go to Sofia, though, but to Plovdiv. It is definitely nicer. In general, smaller cities in the Balkans are definitely recommendable if you want to live cheaply, such as Skopje, Pristina and Sarajevo.

[@pawlieblog7967]

These are all pretty much either in Spain or Eastern Europe with few exceptions. I’m sure Sevilla is more like $2500-4000/month to live nicely. Also I’ve heard that Naples can be dangerous in some places especially for women.

[@wandaenman5630]

I have been to Naples as a solo traveller single woman and have never found it dangerous. Obviously some areas you should avoid but I believe that it is no more dangerous than Toronto, where I live now. I would totally move to Naples. It's fabulous.

[@g-man4744]

Sevilla is way cheaper than that, you'll never spend 4000$ a month there unless you live in the utmost desirable areas. Locals salary there is around 1,000€ /month.

[@JohnDoe-1956]

I have been to Naples many times and walked around alone all the time. Never had any issues nor did I see any happening to anyone else.

[@pawlieblog7967]

Oh good to know, about both places. I always have to take a step back when considering violence or crime because surely the USA is among the most dangerous places to live in the world currently-given our lack of common sense with guns, the lack of adequate mental health care and the number of crazies here who can access any type of gun they want as their god-given human right.

[@airzoomhuarache]

Milan is dangerous for woman not Naples...rape cases almost everydays, the city is crowded with north African refugees and gipsy robbers. Even situation in Rome is a little bit critical with stubbings outside the train station between refugees and a lot of gipsy robbers too. In Naples we have some homeless and refugees sleeping at night outside the train station which it look like a dormitory but not many crimes at moment connected to them.

[@g-man4744]

Visited Sofia recently...it's a bit grim...nightlife is nothing special, it's polluted, there are dilapidated commie blocks everywhere even in the city centre, and as this video is recommended for nomads/expats, a word of caution; very very few people speak English there, so prepare to struggle for getting basic stuff done. Unless you know locals to help you out, good luck relocating there.

[@tedv8323]

100% correct!

[@HelloOnepiece]

tbh, if you are planning to migrate somewhere, the least you should do is to learn their language on a baisc level

[@g-man4744]

@@HelloOnepiece well yeah, but the target audience here is nomads/expats, so people looking to make a short term move. Learning Bulgarian would serve no purpose outside of Bulgaria and be mostly be useful to find a local job there, with a local salary of course (aka very low), not really appealing if we're honest. By that metric any of the Spanish cities on the list are far better options than Sofia.

[@igorsagdeev7881]

Plovdiv is smaller, but much nicer.

[@neychev]

Bansko is interesting BG option with a great Coworking community

[@MENSA.lady2]

By definition the author of this post rules out anywhere in Malta or Cyprus, Both are worth consideration.

[@martian9999]

My problem with Cyprus is that it's either too hot (Nicosia), or too small (Larnaca and Paphos).

[@lanaofficiel4042]

Yes, definitely. Love both Malta and Cyprus.

[@YukonGhibli]

In Sicilia, Catania is much more connected than Palermo both via air and train than Palermo. CTA is a larger airport.

[@martian9999]

yes, and Catania is a great city, with delicious food and good bars, and its picturesque location next to the Etna volcano, and good train and bus connections to the beautiful towns of Taormina, Syracusa, Ragusa, and Noto.

[@MaraMara89]

Catania is place for different video - here are only BIG cities, with more than 500 000 people. Question: Catania is interesting city, but it had a lot of homeless people before covid - has it changed? To be honest there where times where I (as traveling women) haven't felt save during my stay there...

[@martian9999]

@@MaraMara89 that's true, Catania only has 311,000 inhabitants. But it feels big, and offers most things a big city does. What is missing? Catania is gritty, expecially when the Etna has dusted some volcanic ash on the city. We recently saw some homeless but perfectly harmless-looking folks near the train station, but nothing unusual in a European context. Marseille for instance felt less safe.

[@MaraMara89]

@@martian9999 I am not used to that many homeless people on the street as in Poland number of homeless is much smaller and they are mostly visible in large/touristic cities. I can't wrap my head around whole families with small kids living on the streets as I have seen in Brussels last summer.

[@martian9999]

@@MaraMara89 homeless are seldom dangerous. I don't suppose Poland has dealt with homeless people in a more humane fashion than other countries, does it? In general, it's the product of a political dilemma: the more open a society is, the more homeless people it will attract.

[@tucopacifico]

Just got back from Zagreb and Ljubljana, while I loved Zagreb for many reasons, I still love Ljubljana best. English is widely spoken and people tend to be friendly and welcoming, Slovenia has a strong middle class

[@tnickknight]

Except Ljubljana is far more expensive, and budget is a major consideration for this video

[@tonino5268]

Slovenia has come a long way these 30 years no doubt. But between Zagreb and Ljubljana it's interesting since Zagreb has characteristics of being a small, well organised european capital city, Ljubljana has it in extreme, it's even better organised but very small. For a shorter period maybe Ljubljana but for a longer time it's Zagreb no doubt. Overall in Slovenia and Croatia more people speak good english than not.

[@tucopacifico]

@@tnickknight Yeah, maybe on paper it’s “far more expensive” but that wasn’t my experience. As a visitor, basics like gasoline and food were not that different, parking was more expensive until we found out where the locals park. Our Airbnb was actually cheaper In Ljubljana. It was still much cheaper than France, Germany, Italy, etc and MUCH cheaper than where I live in the USA. I couldn’t have afforded sixteen days in the usual European destinations, and the sights in both Slovenia and Croatia were totally worth it. And we had some of the best food and wine we ever had for far less than at home

[@CarlosEduardo-rz5ww]

Only 10-15 years ago Lisbon would be on the top of this list. Today all the hype created around that city brought it to one of the most expansives capitals in Europe

[@putocardi]

Graças a Deus! Rich emmigrants and annoying digital nomads NO PLEASE!

[@CarlosEduardo-rz5ww]

@Ana Ferreira já se vê que és eleitora do Ventura e caterva...

[@CarlosEduardo-rz5ww]

@Ana Ferreira pena que a senhora não era viva há 90 ou 100 anos atrás.... Poderia então escolher entre viver sob os maravilhosos regimes de Salazar, Franco, Mussolini ou mesmo Hitler...

[@smotra-i9d]

What about Bratislava? Very close to Vienna but much cheaper.

[@marysmik9812]

Actually euro made life in Slovakia much more expensive than before joining eurozone.

[@AdamBurianek92]

​@@marysmik9812 But it's still cheaper than Vienna, Prague and Budapest, which are closest big cities to Bratislava.

[@marysmik9812]

@@AdamBurianek92 I guess so.

[@svenphil8879]

under 500k ppl

[@user-iu2um8fd8n]

Slovaks move to Austria because it is much cheaper there. The small Austrian villages on the border are now full of Slovaks who work in Bratislava. But you're right, of course, that it's cheaper than Vienna, but the wages are also lower.

[@giovannifalconieri5182]

Do you think that "less than $1600" is cheap?? You live in the world of dreams... In europe, expecially in Italy and spain, the average wage is 1300/1400 euros, and in cities with more than 500k a low rent is 700/800, it's unliveable. I live in Verona and just for a room i spend 500 euros/month, and my wage is 1400.

[@Atlas_21]

Giovanni, what other Italian cities would you recommend besides Verona?

[@marcinmrozowski6703]

@@Atlas_21 to work or to live? The south is definitely terrible to find a job, but good to live. In the north I believe Turin is a good place. It's rather affordable and has low unemployment rate (but the salaries are not the best).

[@richardgrant418]

Without defining cost of living the figures have little meaning eg how far from the city centre? Does it include a one bedroom apartment or a three bedroom house? Owning a car? health insurance? Shopping in a supermarket or a market? Eating an occasional steak or just sausages? Etc etc

[@wherestheparty_]

how is 1,600$ cheap? in a lot of European countries, people don`t even earn that much - I certainly don`t and I`m from EU.

[@starvid1310]

@Where`s the Party? You still didn`t get it...This video is meant for the American digital nomads and what is cheap for them has nothing to do with locals.

[@headoverheels88]

"How is $1600 cheap?" Because there are people who make enough money where that number is cheap. It's okay if a video meant for you. Not everything is meant for you.

[@ddias85]

... well, this is the equivalent of locusts. They find a cheap place (bynUS standards), they come, drive up the prices, ruin it for everyone else, move away to the next destination 😶

[@szejkox]

Who needs $1400 per month in Budapest? Maybe if you eat in the best restaurants every other day.

[@mshark2205]

Including rent

[@szejkox]

@@mshark2205 yes, some of my friends who live and pay rent there don't make $1400 per month...

[@i_wonder1967]

Why? Can I live less than a $1k in Budapest?

[@pingu6028]

I'd also take into account how much money you can actually make in those cities. In some of the cities listed you cant even make that much money a month unless you are high up the ranks or work for a big international company

[@arnoldhau1]

The idea is you are a digital nomad. I never seen one of those irl but that is the theory.

[@patrickclark9156]

You need an international income so you don't take jobs away from the locals.

[@mompreneurlife]

❤ so glad to know that there are affordable places to live in Europe. I was beginning to think that Europe is impossible ❤

[@Misterjingle]

The countryside is pretty cheap in most of Europe. Outside of the big cities, you can still buy a house easily. I'm a nurse living in a medium-sized French coastal town along the mediterranean, and the quality of life to me is better than in most of now expensive big cities :)

[@serbanoctavian3307]

I wold advise you to check renting costs...in Bucharest you might end up spending half of that amount on rent and with just 500 euros is gonna be tough to make a decent living here now.

[@peeben4752]

@@Misterjingle My wife is a nurse too. And we are Nigerians living in Nigeria. Please how can you help advice us on migration to Europe

[@Misterjingle]

@@peeben4752 Well, Europe is diverse and made up of 44 countries, each country has its own laws. So it depends on the country where you want to go. In France, you must speak French and have a diploma recognized by the French state. Due to the lack of nurses in France and Germany, I know the process could be easier in in-demand jobs.

[@peeben4752]

@@Misterjingle OK Thanks so much for the info I will look into that. We love Europe a lot but not the UK. We wish things turn out to us for good soonest.

[@drdf7500]

They should add a warning about how bad the air in Krakow still is

[@Caesar_1415]

I appreciate this list of places! I'll be getting a remote job here hopefully soon. I'll be leaving America in the coming months. I'd really appreciate if you could do this sane video but for Northern Europe.

[@ParadiseLiving04]

Wow, great video! It's really helpful to see a list of affordable European cities for those on a budget. Definitely adding some of these places to my travel list! Thanks for sharing this valuable information! 🌍✈💰

[@zxzx191]

Thessaloniki is an affordable city to live. Better than Athens

[@dirkmeier5115]

But Athens is much nicer than Thessaloniki.

[@lanaofficiel4042]

Thessaloniki is Not Safe though. Isn't Thessaloniki a big center for human trafficking???

[@biber9979]

I would add Athens. Big city that has absolutely everything, it is relatively cheap, has mild winters, 2700+ sunshine hours...

[@frugtik]

a lot of criminals, shop lifters, pick-pocketers... not really friendly for expats

[@MADHIKER777]

Valencia has consistently beautiful archetecture!

[@encozine]

Weird. I live in Belgrade for €800-1000. It's apartment and food for 2 persons

[@SenorJuan2023]

I've heard Seville is rather hot in the summer.

[@marccolas7531]

That is interesting list :) Actually I live in Krakow (Poland), with m less than 1500 eur/m and it is OK. Only problem is the cost of housing whch has raised (but seems stable now) and cost of fuel (seems to go down now). But what a coincidence, I am planning to visit Palermo soon (eventually move to Italia if I like it) and it is just after Krakow ^^

[@HCforLife1]

Palermo seems great option. The biggest minus is the crime rate which is a lot higher in Palermo than is in Krakow. Overall Italy is lot more dangerous than central Europe. I love both Poland and Sicily btw.

[@marccolas7531]

@@HCforLife1 Yes, I want to visit Parlemo for museums and old buildings. I think constructions in Catania are more recent. But, I always feel safe in Central Europe, even coming back by night. In France (my home country), I come from a little city of 7000h, but I am always stressed by strange people seating in the street :(

[@mkuc6951]

I live in KRK and was in Palermo recently. Parts are very nice and others seem quite dirty and not so nice. Italy is beautiful though.

[@marccolas7531]

@@mkuc6951 That's cool ! I am French, but I barely know Italia. In Palermo, I plan to stay in the center, unfortunately, I have few days of annual leaves

[@marcinmrozowski6703]

I also live in Krakow and I'm in looove with both Krakow and Palermo 😍😍

[@Cryptid71]

I’m actually very surprised to NOT see Vienna.. it’s insanely affordable there. I love there there on $1,260 a month budget for a single person

[@beanboi3178]

Where are you from?

[@Ellada-hu5tx]

Accommodation included in that price?

[@arnoldhau1]

If you pay free market rents Vienna is much more expensive than that and eating out is not cheap either. I am from Vienna, it is a very recommendable place except for the Wind and grey Autumn Weather, but it is not cheap.

[@rrajan5476]

Strange to hear that Vienna is cheap

[@jovanjovanovic7721]

@@rrajan5476 I mean you can live for 1260$ but you can't call that living really.

[@renaultlover1]

Zagreb and Sofia are great cities.

[@James-oh1wp]

I was surprised that Prague was not on the list ? I’ve never been there but know people who have and they commented on how affordable it was for restaurants and pubs etc

[@cjp2840]

Its long time that Praha is not "cheap" city according to European standard.

[@g-man4744]

Housing and local salaires are the "hidden" costs that your tourists acquaintances didn't see.

[@alihariti9176]

Prague is really beautiful and peaceful but expensive for less quality. I prefer Dresden by far

[@Aggoenix]

As Prague born i can say that housing in Prague is the main budget issue. Food prices are around European average, similar to lets say Portugal or Spain, services are rather cheap and transport is super cheap. The problem is housing crisis, because Prague attracts people all around Czechia for high life quality, a lot of foreign people buy property and as historical city it has a slow housing construction, it takes years to have permit to build anything. Prague is too famous, it has quite central geographical location and had low prices and high life quality which attracted many expats, investors = high demand -> high prices, it just becomes like Amsterdam, Paris, London and these expensive cities. We who have houses or properties in Prague for generations are chill, but for new people both Czech or abroad Prague is super hard right now.

[@DarkHarryk]

About 4-5 years ago prague prices could be compared with prices in Poland, but after covid times and housing crisis (one but not only reason are ukranian refungees) Prague is expensive. Mostly prices are same as in Dresden, but rent is 20% more expensive, average salary is about 2 times less than in Dresden

[@serbanoctavian3307]

With 1100 euro you will have a very hard time living in Bucharest, if you need to pay rent. Rent costs have increased alot and you might end up spending half of the amount on a decent rent...it does depend on your life standars, but 1100 with rent is not very fun...

[@ashenone8178]

You can definitely find decent rent with as little as 400. It's just for one person. If you're fine with a studio apartment close to a metro you're good.

[@ciprianmogosanu7169]

My brother do you live in Sofia or something? How is life in Belgrade 1500,it is the capital of one of the poorest countries in Europe. I personally live in Bucuresti my monthly spending is less than 500 euros,and i was going out almost every day,rent would be for a flat about 300 euro,less for a room So going to dollars ,about 900 would be more than enough . Also i lived in Sofia,and i believe Sofia was a bit more expensive than Bucharest

[@m.j.5333]

Its true...i am serbian lived there.....only rich people can live comfortably in Belgrade

[@m.j.5333]

You didnt read that Belgrade is top expensive city in eastern Europe per wage/cost ratio behind Milan....due to higher prices than salaries

[@duerandaggi]

Belgrade has had a huge influx of Russians over the last year or so. The rents have gone through the roof as a consequence. So much so that some western digital nomads are moving out, including to smaller towns in Serbia.

[@times4937]

This is not a ranking of the richest countries in the world, but the cheapest cities in Europe. According to Eurostat, Bulgaria has the lowest price level in Europe.

[@maybeyesmaybeno6285]

I’m living in Belgrade. The city is like a separate state in Serbia and it’s not cheap at all. Rent + bills are about 700$, food + hygiene 600$, public transport 30$, sport + gym 80$, theatre 10-25$. Those are just basics. If you want to go to restaurants, bars, to have a massage, to buy some clothes or take a taxi, it will cost you like you’re living in Berlin. Food prices in Belgrade are, for example, 30% higher than in Budapest. Serbia is a poor country, but Belgrade is not a cheap city

[@randomunit2122]

Belgrade is not cheap anymore. Rent costs more then in Viena

[@tonino5268]

Yeah and Bangladesh has a better football team than Brazil hahaha

[@shahnabeel.9867]

Where is Portugal in this list????

[@pawlieblog7967]

Oh Portugal 🇵🇹 is so “discovered” by Americans the prices are going up. 😮 the herd is already there.

[@ArtisanandAlchemist]

This is a list about cities... not countries... genius.

[@jimsy7al]

@@ArtisanandAlchemist You're right Sean, so many don't pay attention.

[@almeladze]

I have been to Wroclaw several times. It always feels more expensive than Warsaw. Naples is crime-ridden!

[@tnickknight]

Warsaw is much more expensive. It goes. Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Wroclaw in expense ratings (some rate Gdansk more expensive than Kraków)

[@almeladze]

@@tnickknight you're completely off...

[@tnickknight]

@@almeladze I live here , it was not an opinion. I love between Wrocław and Gdańsk. Maybe learn about Poland

[@albi_82]

You should consider Turin!

[@TheGriffisz846]

good list

[@joma3754]

Who still wants to live in a big city ?

[@Danny30011980]

Budapest may be cheap for expats on a big income, but if you consider that some Hungarians have to work three jobs to get by it is not so cheap anymore...

[@EugeakaEugene]

Latvia? One of the poorest countries and there are not that much who can earn 1600 or even a 1000. You must be some good IT specialist to have a good salary and buy or rent in Riga. Salaries are low and real estate prices getting higher.

[@luxx126]

I used to live in Riga, left like 7 years ago and my net monthly salary at that time was 2000 EUR and I didn’t work in IT.

[@EugeakaEugene]

@@luxx126 2000 is a lot and rare to meet who's salary would be 2000. I guess you were manager or engineer. Latvia is poorest baltic country and is in the list of poorest countries. If here in Lithuania is a corrupt mess and latvians even come to Lithuania it says a lot

[@simwyck]

Nice video but I feel like many cities are missing. Where are the cities in Benelux, France UK...? Also, I would love to understand more about the ranking. Thanks anyways, it gave me some ideas of cities to explore.

[@jxni2540]

My favourite city out of this list is definetly Budapest.

[@Hsnb3rg]

Then u never lived here

[@bharath2508]

Isn't Torino better than Palermo?

[@andretavares5424]

What costs are being considered within those 1600 euros?

[@yangyong6982]

Why not Istanbul?

[@justinrs2678]

Surprised Zurich isn't on here...

[@damian6524]

I’m surprised there wasn’t mentioned Łódź in Poland. This is maybe not one of the prettiest cities, but still with one of the best architecture in Poland (It was just a industrial centre in communism era). It’s located in central Poland 1 hour from Warsaw, has it’s own airport, it’s one of the fastest developing cities in Poland at the moment, but the key is the price - it’s dirty cheap, you can easily find 50m^2 apartment for rent for like 500€ in best localisation or buy one for like 1800€ or less per m^2. If you thought of buying an old apartment in tenement house in a city centre with a couple of minutes walk to almost everything - shopping malls, train and tram stations, shops, groceries, theatres, museums you can buy it even under 1000€ per m^2, it’s the biggest underdog in Poland with metro system under construction.

[@mav45678]

I don't think its a metro system, but rather a rail tunnel?

[@damian6524]

@@mav45678 it’s the same kind of metro like in Berlin or Dresden, for sure it’s not separated like in Warsaw, but still would connect the city by high intensity of trains. The main factor that it could be called metro is fact that the would be a plenty of underground and even more onground stations

[@TravelwithAzmat]

You missed Lisbon, Porto I would suggest to increase your knowledge they are quite cheap to live

[@reclusivegamer3609]

Lisbon isn't that cheap. You'd have to be bumming it in a hostel if you want to get by under $1600

[@Lucas_Ficz]

Lisbon and Porto USED to be cheap, they are now as expensive as any major city in Western Europe

[@brianwhite1189]

Rents in Lisbon are now at least double from two years ago. It's no longer cheap. And buying is way higher as well.

[@nickolaykolev1663]

Sofia and Bulgaria are the cheapest in the world anywhere else you are paying too much.

[@cmolodiets]

no city in portugal which is .... expensive , I guess

[@luciatheron1621]

Good, enough of 'expats' moving there. Find other countries just as easy and livable...give them a chance.

[@fabriziodambrosio86]

I was sure Bucharest was #2 and Sofia #1..

[@bantorio6525]

... the best choices are the Spanish cities ... aside from all the advantages Spain can offer there's the language (Spanish) ... it's one of the major world languages

[@TravelUrsul]

It’s not a fair comparison until you also include the cost of taxes

[@Malujmy]

Seriously, Sophia? It's zombies town, I've been there two times and I was sure that the world finished and zombie virus took control over the world during I was driving a car. Poland cool for living but if you run your own business or work remotely abroad and earn eur or usd because with pln and working contract your living standards will be kinda renting flat and almost not eating. London is the same, people go there live with friends or partners in one room, stay few months in terrible conditions just to earn pounds and come back with them to their own country because it's extremally expensive to live there and payments aren't high. I'd rather consider some smaller towns with very good comunications to the capitals, like Leids 30 min train to Amsterdam or Swords/Cork 30-40 minutes to Dublin because you're living costs will be two times cheaper and earnings high because of you can work in capital cities. Many people also mention Istanbul in their videos but I don't know why because if you don't know turkish language you won't even buy bread in the shop and finding job without good turkish well, even hard for IT unless you just live there and earn abroad so ofc you will have much money and cheap life.

[@Rafluc2010]

Monthly cost of living in thessaloniki is not that how because most people make around 800€-1000€

[@riboch2527]

Turin is probably the cheapest 1M+ city option in Western Europe.

[@ramyfrah6064]

I totally agree! I’m from Milan and I’m asking myself why everyone is coming to Milan instead of Turin, which is WAY cheaper, cleaner, safer and greener. A room in the periphery in Milan costs more than a 1 room apt in the center of Turin

[@ririr2]

@@ramyfrah6064 because Milan is THE city, Turin, Genova, Bologna are good, but only 2nd place unfortunately. Yes, rents in Milan are completely crazy. Don't come here :)

[@b3arwithm3]

Probably more accurate to say we can survive with a $1600. With so little money you don't really "live"

[@gaborbakos7058]

From 1600 dollar a month in Hungary you can live easily. But even in Western European countries amount of money equal with 1600 US dollars not so bad at all.

[@renebaumann2212]

with those money you can live a good life in Ukraine

[@b3arwithm3]

@@gaborbakos7058 I visited Budapest last summer and it was not that cheap. I would say about the same cost as visiting Spain. Did you 1600 in smaller cities ?

[@robrob4730]

1500€ in any eastern european city is decent amount to live with.

[@sem6427]

@@b3arwithm3 Because its not cheap at all, many basic goods costs more than they do in the western countries xD

[@Bb-ul7xh]

1600 a month? Expensive

[@avolenter]

Budapest as affordable? Average salary 300k HUF. Average rent 250k HUF plus common expenses + utilities. AND then you still have to eat and travel. (To work and school).

[@JBugz777]

There are many great cheap cities in France (maybe under half-mil population, but still..)

[@Misterjingle]

Well, not so much regarding the big cities. Maybe Toulouse or Montpellier. But Paris, Nice, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, Nantes, etc are now very expensive places to live in. Unfortunately.

[@lanaofficiel4042]

My number one country choice to live in is France.

[@stephenbusby3521]

Nothing in the British isles or Scandinavia ??

[@alessandrocolumbu]

yep go enjoy the weather in Zaragoza😂😂😂

[@neychev]

Not a single Portugal city? Hah

[@Misterjingle]

Because cities in Portugal have less than 500 000 inhabitants, except for Lisbon. I think there are a lot of cities around 100 000 with a great quality of life in Portugal, France, Austria or Spain.

[@manuelfg2902]

Zaragoza? Cheap but there's nothing there and a big lack of job oportunities.

[@kurobisukou123]

There are much more concerns other than price. Such as language, crime. Subject doesnt mislead tho

[@ilikepudding09]

no clug? i am disappoint

[@johann6695]

I'm living close to Dresden and yes, the city is cheap and beautiful. But if you are not a native, you will encounter racism a lot compared to other German cities. But it depends on the district you are living in!

[@TheRealRaygor]

Yah, Sofia!

[@zainulabdin1720]

Guys any one having experience with Glasgow? Is good to live apart from weather?

[@gecko2000405]

I can't imagine moving from the West to.....the West. I think the list is well thought out though.

[@tnickknight]

Well America is western only in in GDP

[@iamthenightshift]

Cost of living in Bucharest has significantly increased over the last 3 years. It's still affordable by western standards, but it's getting to a point where the drawbacks of living here are not counteracted by the buying power. I don't recommend moving here. Your quality of life will decrease.

[@rvlc8]

Compared to Belgrade, Sofia, Zagreb or Thessaloniki - Bucharest it's much more interesting. Also, if you work in IT or have a tech company, Bucharest it's an excellent hub where you can find talents.

[@tonino5268]

​@@rvlc8 does it get more balkanic than local guy trashing other cities to show his own in best light

[@HrHaakon]

But like, if you're moving to a place, shouldn't you already be in a profession that nets you more than that a month? Something like at least 3 000€ or something? Not saying you should earn a lot of money, but you're moving to an entirely new country, there's going to be tons of expenses you didn't see coming, you're going to need a lot of stuff, etc. I don't think that it's super smart to move away from your extended social network if you're not getting paid decent money. After all, who're you going to get help from when things go bad? You can offset some of that with money, but wouldn't you need to make some money first?

[@MitoVault]

There is always a new city to move to.

[@DenisBilurka]

since when 1,600 its cheap? average salary in France is fucking 2200 eur, let alone some Spain with 1000 or ukraine where im originally from with its 300$ per month lmao

[@brunoheggli2888]

Is it diffucult to rent a place in the Ukaraine for a foreigner?Can a lot people speak some english in theUkrain?

[@DenisBilurka]

@@brunoheggli2888 like half of ppl in ua speak eng and everything is duplicated on eng (unlike fucking france). Its not complicated at all to rent an apartments, all u need is money to first and last month, and also pay 50% of price for month to realtor when u sign documents

[@brunoheggli2888]

@@DenisBilurka That sounds great!

[@andrewjokeke]

I just need to get my American salary there. I’ve been to Barcelona a few times, and it’s wild that people are living like 3 min from barceloneta beach paying 800-900 euro per month. It’s insane. Ocean drive apartments out in Miami go for 5K usd+/per month.

[@user-iu2um8fd8n]

In the US, property is relatively cheap and rents are very high compared to income. In Europe, it's the other way around because there are much stronger rent control laws. You can rent good flats for 1000 euros in many cities, but buying one would quickly cost 500k and more, with an average monthly income of 1000 to 2500 euros.

[@Rachelleluluful]

But can you gain citizenship in these cities if you’re from the US?

[@yaxinzhang829]

Legally stay in Europe for 5-10 years, you can apply citizenship

[@IdowhatIcan]

Spain is amazing but it's increasingly becoming impossible to live in because of climate change. Crazy warm and no water.

[@MrPopel]

Metropolises scare me and they stink from afar. I prefer remote working from (very) small towns. I like small villages.

[@georgevavoulis4758]

Canadian cities ,Vancouver ,Toronto and Montreal are horrible. They have all the big city problems ,and are way too expensive to live in .

[@kriskt4754]

You must also consider wages, Dresden is probably NO.1.

[@tedmartin627]

I really have a problem with the term "expat". Such a benign word... The term usually means either an American or someone British leaving their home country and moving/living in some other place. YET someone some coming from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East is a migrant, an alien, a non citizen or worse, an "illegal". Expat has a nice positive spin; migrant, not so much. Whatever a person's circumstances when someone leaves their homeland to live in another country they are immigrants. Would you consider a person fleeing the ravages of war or famine etc. as an expat? Are they treated the same as an expat? Probably not. I've lived 16 years abroad and am about to move again. When I arrive, I will be an immigrant, very happy to embrace a new land and culture. I don't consider myself "woke" but if this comment makes you think so, so be it.

[@luciatheron1621]

I absolutely agree. Notice how expats are often the most entitled...my 2c worth.

[@user-iu2um8fd8n]

An expat is a special form of migration. This refers to a person who lives abroad temporarily and earns money for themselves, usually relatively much compared to the locals. They incur few costs and leave the country again after a few years at the latest. If they do not, they become immigrants. Refugees from Africa/Middle East usually come to live here permanently and they mostly have no income but live on social welfare (e.g. 70% of all Syrians and 60% of Afghans in Austria live on social welfare). Their crime rate is also extremely high, while the crime rate of US expats/immigrants is very low.

[@РоманМоня]

Expats bring money to the country, immigrants try to earn some money in country. It is crucial difference, so expats are in some way opposite of immigrant.

[@tedmartin627]

@@chronicreader I would refer everyone who assumes to know the definition of "expat" to check out the Oxford Dictionary definition: "informal ▸ noun a person who lives outside their native country: a British expat who's been living in Amsterdam for 14 years ." AND "migrant /ˈmʌɪɡr(ə)nt / ▸ noun 1 a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions." SO essentially one formal the other informal. No distinction in country of origin, financial or legal status or specific reason for relocation. The only difference is what they connote.

[@reimalbg8913]

Yeah try US salaries in Eastern Europe😂Come here to see what is cheap

[@travel-maserati-an]

13:08 SOFIA THE BEST

[@RFergusson]

Berlin still isn’t so expensive.

[@tonino5268]

Not as main capitals like London paris etc But inflation has gone crazy there and rent prices. You could comfortably live with half of todays min budget 10 years ago

[@RFergusson]

@@tonino5268 Yes, I know. I used to live there and had to move to Warsaw to find more steady work. Unfortunately, the prices here are now schizo as well. Some prices unchanged, many things up 50 percent, and rents thanks to Ukrainians are now insane. It’s still much cheaper than many places, but now it’s not such a easy life.

[@BomboClat-eo9yv]

Dresden🔛🔝

[@francois3475]

Disappointing not to have seen any cities in France!

[@robinmangala3536]

France is overrated

[@Misterjingle]

Because there are only 3 cities with more than half a million inhabitants in France if we only take into account the central city. (Paris, Lyons, Marseilles). But urban areas are vast in France, so it would be better to take into account the urban area more than the city itself. Cities like Toulouse or Montpellier are still quite cheap. Cheap with great quality of life, in my opinion.

[@gountzas]

If Texas becomes like California, this is the next move (at least for those who can)

[@MaraMara89]

you need to remember that this is good move if you have savings in dollars (or euros) or can work remotely. Pay in those cities is usually much lower than $1600! For example: in Poland (here Krakow and Wroclaw) minimum wage is ~$800. And almost 40% people in Poland earn that amount or slightly more.

[@gleb00belg]

Is Croatia an Eastern European country? Really? Refresh your knowledge about.

[@mariadelourdesaniessanch-be7cp]

I think because people myself

[@flyinghead1147]

You can Survive in Belgrade with 500-1000e. Hahah