| Looks like I live in a not so bad place afterall In Italy we have 28 days off plus national holidays Mortgage are cheap as in other European countries and if you avoid the city center you can buy a very decent apartment for less than 250k 20km from city center you can buy a villa for the same amount Rents are generally a bit high in larger cities (Rome, Milan, Bologna) Salaries in tech are not that great, but there's little if no competition, if you're good you can find good deals Banks and insurances are investing in innovation and new technologies You get to live the Italian life style CONS Nobody is actually investing a lot in Italy, roughly 150.000 people are leaving every year That leaves a lot of jobs vacant but it can't honestly be considered a plus It's not yet a startup ready country, things are changing, but it'll take time |