Quote Originally Posted by jick.cejoco View Post
Check your pay and entitlements and check your cost of living( hopefully you get cost of living allowance). Food, rent, fuel and healthcare is expensive in Deutschland. Christmas and spring is so beautiful save for the loved ones who are not there with you.
The rent is really expensive I have no choice but to live in the city since I have no car and rental rates are really high. I should budget around EUR700-800 for a 1 bedroom flat kalt. I would probably spend a total of 1000+ for heating and utilities. Healthcare should be shouldered by the company. I could ship my car at the expense of the company but I choose not to since I also have to pay extra for parking and I don't want the hassle of changing oil and tires etc during winter. I imagine it would be SO expensive.

I find the food in Germany relatively cheap. Mushrooms at 50 cents, these same mushrooms cost P250 at Landmark. Cheese is so cheap too! I'd say Switzerland is expensive. I swore to myself I am never going back unless I am not paying for anything hehehe.