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i may have the chance to move to frankfurt in germany to work for the European Central Bank in IT


what i need to look into is the actual costs of living over there, could any1 give me an idea as to whether the move would be worth it?

what about cars / tax e.t.c



any help would be great!!

EssexMikeSi

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Are u single bloke or do u have a wife, kids etc.

If ya a single bloke, i say do it even if it does cost bit more. I know if i had the oppourtunity to move abroad for a while i would be off in a flash


sorry, cant help ya with costs, but just had to say the above

nilrem

think of the DUB scene out there! and the AutoBahns!!!

PeterRST

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Well, friends always tell me how expensive life is in Britain so I guess it might be even cheaper over here.

Most important things:

0.5 litres (~ pint) of beer in a pub: ~ 1.70 £
case (20 x 0.5 l) of (cheap) beer in the supermarket: ~ 5 £

petrol: 0.95 £ (95 octane)

foreigneRS

i lived just to the north of frankfurt, friedberg, for 4 years

by the sounds of the job, it will be worthwhile.

the cost of living in germany is generally much lower than in UK. will you be going over on an expat contract, or local? who will pay your taxes?

generally, income tax is a much higher proportion of the net salary than in uk, but there are less other 'stealth' taxes to take into consideration.

as i say, i imagine that you will be far better off, but you need to know more details before we can say for sure. one thing that i will say, is that property in frankfurt itself is considerably more expensive than in the surrounding areas (mostly). the roads into the city are pretty congested at peak times compared to dorset , but nothing like london. the rail system is excellent around frankfurt though.

grocery shopping is similar to england, but eating/drinking out is cheaper

if you need any further advice, get in touch

Arfur

Just do it - for the experience more than anything else.

I love Germany.

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thanks alot for all your help.

the job is going to be paid in uk pounds however it is a permanent job.


and yes i am single on me own


and thanks foreigneRS for your big input

foreigneRS

if you are paid in uk, you are laughing

if you are single, get yourself quite quickly to the eros centre's around kaiserstrasse that's another thing that is cheaper and better than in england

PastyKing

i also lived in germany for 4 years and it was great

PeterRST

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Glad you enjoyed it. Where was that exactly?

PastyKing

i lived in minden

mikee_rs

my girlfriend is from frankfurt so ill have to ask her 4 u