Portugal is lovely but has a big con, which is that the mean wage is lower than other countries in western Europe.
Why does it matter? western Europeans started buying everything that has a door in a nice location, which makes it harder to do so if your salary isn’t at par with the other EU rich countries.
If you start working for a foreign company, your income would also be adjusted (in most cases) to the mean wage of your home office (even if you WFH).
There are exceptions were you are self-employed but still work for them in a full time regime, but that opens a different can of worms.
I’ll love to be wrong though, if someone can correct me, Portugal is fantastic. :)
EDIT: Spain, Italy, Southern France, Greece, etc. all have the same issue IMO.
True, although the conversion of “everything in a nice location with a door” into AirB&Bs isn’t primarily driven by northern Europeans. They are just the customers that make this viable for somewhat more affluent locals.
Portugal is lovely but has a big con, which is that the mean wage is lower than other countries in western Europe.
Why does it matter? western Europeans started buying everything that has a door in a nice location, which makes it harder to do so if your salary isn’t at par with the other EU rich countries. If you start working for a foreign company, your income would also be adjusted (in most cases) to the mean wage of your home office (even if you WFH).
There are exceptions were you are self-employed but still work for them in a full time regime, but that opens a different can of worms.
I’ll love to be wrong though, if someone can correct me, Portugal is fantastic. :)
EDIT: Spain, Italy, Southern France, Greece, etc. all have the same issue IMO.
True, although the conversion of “everything in a nice location with a door” into AirB&Bs isn’t primarily driven by northern Europeans. They are just the customers that make this viable for somewhat more affluent locals.