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by kiney 2338 days ago
I'm german. In 2004/05 I was in argentina a whole year as an exchange studen. Last year I visited my guest family again. Let me tell you that argentinians are very good in talking argentina way worse than it is. I also travel quite a bit, argentina is _far_ from being third world. In Berlin you will only be able to afford a smallish rented flat with a typical IT salary... used cars in good condition on the other hand are quite cheap - but won't be of any use in berlin traffic. As an argentinian you probably won't like the weather here. There definitely are upsides and downsides to both countries.

Feel free to ask me anything.
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nick_meister 2338 days ago
Awesome thanks! I live in a small city near Cordoba surrounded by mountains, lakes and rivers, and don't like big cities like Buenos Aires or Rosario. How much do you think is needed for renting a medium comfortable appartment or house in Berlin? In a not expensive neighborhood, but neither a bad one.

Will send you a PM if I have more questions :)

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kiney 2338 days ago
I live in Braunschweig myself, but you can check rent prices for Berlin for example here: https://www.immowelt.de/immobilienpreise/berlin/mietspiegel so now probably about 12€/m² - obviously more expensive in better locations. What I heard from friends the market in Berlin is a bit difficult so really get that relocation service if you plan on moving to Berlin. Those prices typically include tax. Salary numbers on the other hand are before tax. You can roughly estimate your income tax with simple online tools: https://www.brutto-netto-rechner.info/ (ya hablas aleman?) It's way higher than e.g. USA, probably similiar to Argentina.

I think i spend about one week near Cordoba in 2004 but I don't quite remember... My guest family back then lived in Ushuaia (very very beautiful landscape!) where I spend most of the time, but also a while with their extended family in Rosario. Last year I revisited Ushuaia again but spend most of the time in Tigre where my guest family lives now.

Feel free to contact me by pm or mail (kiney at-sign kiney.de)

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