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When you mentioned your dad got you the whole map of Europe, and you fulfilling the journey. It brought me to tears because your dad opened your mind to go do it, and I felt that while you were traveling he was with you. I got very emotional had a small cry. May your dad always bless you from the above.
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Hungarian here: I am happy that she likes to live here but it is very rare that a teacher earns that much money (even in gross). The food prices are the same or some cases higher then in western europe. We pay 27% taxes on everything and if you are sick with more than a flu you have to go to the private sector anyways. Btw despite all of that I love to live here, Budapest is my home but please do not believe everything you see in this video. Its definietely a struggle for a lot of citizens to make ends meet nowdays.
Sometimes when I see videos like this, I wonder what the "background of the video" is, what they are advertising, etc. That much salary? What is she talking about? That much rent? It's obvious that she didn't fit into society, that she still lives in her bubble and still gives advice lol
@@kpoli11 So many people cannot fit into society. She talks to people who cannot fit, she gives advice to people who cannot fit. They still can have a happy life somwhere else. If you can fit, that's OK, then watch sy else.
@@kpoli11 while this marketing video is obviously seriously biased, you are unfair with her. It's only natural to earn more than the average person as an expat. Hungary is exceptionally hard to fit into. It's a very closed society that is extremely polarized politically, has historic traumas, hard language and weird customs (even greeting people used to give me emotional stress). She clearly has quite social personality and doing freelancing as an expat requires some grit.
Countries like this pay good money to attract westerners to teach English. There simply aren’t enough locals with native level English who want to get into teaching
I have visited Prague and Budapest four years ago. Since, i can't forget about thise two places. I am coming back in September. I will stay for 90 days in each Budapest and 90 days in Prague
@@tommeiner9983 local here : rental prices sky-rocketed, traffic is much worse, everything got more expensive and the city became dirtier, thus there are more and more sh*tskins on the street compared to 4 years before.
Honestly, I don't believe that she is paying 560 for a 1 bedroom apartment in that neighborhood. 560 bucks is a studio in a district much further from the parliament. (I live in Budapest.) Her apartment in that area should be around a 1000 dollar. Maybe she is lucky because her landlord didn't raise the rent for some reason. But don't be fooled her experience is not representative for everyday people in Hungary.
I totally agree ! I am living in Budapest and there is no way to have that price. The only reason for the rent to be so cheap is maybe because the apartment was unfurnished and in a poorly state but she made to look so good.
This is the thing that people don't understand in Canada or the U.S. We have so called "higher salaries" but we are also taxed a ton and we have to work longer hours to make more. Health considerations are often not a priority and that explains why we are the way we are today. This lady probably spends 20 minutes prepping her ultra healthy breakfast every morning. Most of us here are just running like headless chickens in the morning.
Yeah, corporations have sold Americans a lot of nonsense about the evils of taxation mostly to justify pushing for obscenely low corporate tax rates. That's why Americans don't see the public investment other countries enjoy. We also pour a ridiculous amount into !military spending that largely goes into corporate pockets. 🙄
I live nearby in budapest V. district the prices of flats are generally higher in that area so the video is a bit misleading. Also prices are on a constant rise due to the steady influx of migrants from the west.
Heck of a story. Also a good full circle story from the travel guide, to traveling abroad to living abroad. She did not make any mistakes finding a better quality of life and chose not to go to Brooklyn and focus on overseas instead. Glad she found her happy place, whether for the moment or for life.
I make closer to 3000 and my rent is 450 but yeah, depends on line of work and what kind of place you want. I am happy in a one bedroom flat as I am single, and I am lucky with my job I guess. But I think only hungarians who havent lived abroad for at least 8-10 years conplain about the quality of life here
@@zsofiafaragopianist So so true. I am a general practitioner in the public sector. E.g. In the past, I also had a devastating opinion of the Hungarian health care system, and unfortunately I still have it when I look at the direction of the processes in the 5 years since I have been working in my own practice. However, the picture is greatly improved by the experiences of my foreign and Hungarian patients who spent a longer or shorter time abroad and used the healthcare systems there, and then moved to Hungary. They have the same opinion about the Hungarian healthcare system as in the above video about the public transport: compared to what they experienced abroad, the one here is much better. This is the opinion of more than 80% of similar patients. (Most definitely the U.S citizens) Since hearing these opinions, although my feelings are still unfavorable, my opinions have become much more nuanced.
I lived in a number of countries and healthcare is either way worse or much more expensive than here. Uk healthcare is by far the worst in my opinion, but I never lived in the US.. :-)
@@zsofiafaragopianiststill, average people earn 1000 usd, meaning half of society (much) less..... they do not complain because the have not lived abroad but because they struggle, you idi........
Denae's spending in May 2024: 3360 USD Median Hungarian income in the same month: 940 USD. For comparison, an income of 36K in Hungary would equal a 6 figure salary in the US.
Hungarian here. This video is a HUGE LIE. For 560 USD per month, you will get an old 30-35 square meter apartment *without a separate bedroom* somewhere in the *outer part* of the city. A flat like she showcases us in the video in the very center of downtown where she lives costs around 1200 USD/month *without* utilities. The price she pays for it is a heavily subsidized price but for some strange reason she "forgets" to mention this little detail. The average net income in Hungary in 2024 is 1260 USD, nowhere near what she earns. Hungary had the highest inflation in Europe in 2023 which increased prices by a huge amount, inflation for food was 55%, while salaries barely increased.
@@gaborwiesner372 I'm talking about the average net income in Hungary, because this video is about living in Budapest, not in Western Europe. Did you even watch the video and read my comment, or just come here to play the smart guy?
I don’t even live in Hugary, and I also thought the same thing! There is certainly no way her flat is such a great price living near the city center. Obviously her American employer pays most of the monthly rent. She is living a very priviledged life.
I fell in love with Budapest when I was there a few years ago. I ended up staying for about 4 weeks. It's so beautiful and everyone was really nice to me.
Just for accuracy the mean average salary for Budapest is somewhere between 1000-1200 $ , she makes more than 2x that, so that very comfortable to live on.
She is trapped by credit card debt. Can’t buy a home or afford to move. She should make elimination of that debt a priority because you never know when a job or visa will no longer be available. There is nothing like living a simple debt free life.
@@jbarkley4938653 you’re clueless. Inflation in America is one of the lowest in the world. We’ve just had such low inflations the past 40 years that it’s noticeable today. The entire world has suffered from covid shutdowns -supply-demand-etc. the past few years the EU and US have had similar inflations but Us is actually lower. Hungarys is higher. I think you mean don’t move to LA,NYC, Miami, or other extreme expensive cities of America. Every country has these. There’s still many affordable towns in America even here in CA. What hurts people today versus our parents is that we want to live single and life wasn’t meant to live this way. Almost everyone got married younger before and this could afford a lifestyle plus they didn’t have 10+ subscriptions per month costs hundreds plus $8 lattes so they could save to buy a home.
As a Hungarian: 30k for a year is not bad at all, but IT IS NOT THE AVERAGE here. Actually here in Budapest a 2500$ salary for a month is pretty comfortable. It is beyond the average which is cc. the half of it. Health insurance... Well, yes, it is the fraction of the price as in the US, BUT: everyone who can afford it, spend for private healthcare. And you can easily spend 1 or 2 months of your salary for that. I"m happy for her, and I'm glad that she is having a good time here :) but keep in mind that is not the full picture at all. :)
Exactly. 2500$ is awesome. With this much of a salary you are a king in the city. You can basically afford almost everything and you don't have to worry about anything. Just to put the picture into perspective: an average hungarian makes about 1000$/month. Mostly experienced IT technicians, people in logistic, finance or lawyers can make 2500$ or more.
I love this! I would love to tell my story too! This resonates with me s much. I moved from California to Europe at the age of 40 for the first time Solo, 5 years ago, I didn't know anyone personally who had done this at my age ,so I had to created my own connections and I started a UA-cam channel to share my knowledge and experience. I ended up taking an English Teaching job in Warsaw Poland, the best decision of my life. 37 Countries later, I now live in Strasbourg France but plan to move to Prague at the end of the year. I don't see myself moving back to the USA at this point in my life. I loved Budapest too, it's one of my favorites EU Cities. 😊
Most things on this series of videos don’t add up or make sense. Does she get social security/disability here when she’s of retirement age? I don’t know if you have to be a citizen of Hungary? In the states she’s get around $2500 a month for life once retire age. Also if she made $30k in USA her healthcare would almost be free per month with medical/medicare. Also her salary would be higher here and more job opportunities for digital marketing here than there. She just wants to work part time but try to find an easier way out. This reminds me of people who move down to Mexico from the states for lower cost of living, but those types usually struggle there too.
lol and she compares to the highest rent state in the USA, Brooklyn New York. What a joke. She admits she saved $4000 just working as a barista here but was going to move to Brooklyn lol. You can’t compare Brooklyn to a small town elsewhere. She could have stayed doing what she was saving money and doing the digital marketing on the side further saving money. This story makes no sense at all.
@@mattm7377she paying taxes to us so she get social security. Medicine in EU is free. Sometimes it’s hard to find appointment but still durable. One of my friends on the way to us got serious problems and was hospitalized. They give her important surgery and she left paying 0$.
Yes and no. Americans get paid European salaries when living there. Unless you are a digital nomad with a much higher income than the locals or a trust fund baby, you're not necessarily disrupting the local market.
@@c0rnichon Yet virtually all of Europe's property market has been driven up by foreign purchasers. Granted a lot is second homes and investors, but we need to remember that the average salary in countries like hungary, portugal, greece is still 1000-1500 euro a month in many cases, yet properties can be 300.400,500k, its simply impossible for most locals to buy a home. This particular video is an exception as she had little savings,, but she does make double the average salary in Budapest
@@janeenjourney43 we can compare numbers as in hungary we just had big riots in the country bc of the low standard of teacher pay and work culture. (you guessed it, nothing happened just many teacher left the field) today an experienced teacher gets 1030usd on todays exchange rate/month with no children after taxes (12K usd/y) your avrg Budapest small condo is 600usd without utilities maybe 570 if you are lucky
@@PB-or2fd yeah this is why i said if you can come to hungary keeping your salary it is a great place to live. But people should be aware that the double taxation treaty is broken (thanks to our gov.) so you have to pay to both nation taxes now if you work from hungary.
LOL, if you have make 30k USD a year, it means you are very rich. The minimum wage there is $450 a month, yet she shows she spent $3360 in May. It's 7 times more than the minimum wage. Sure, if you are rich, your life can be good. The same way if you make 7 times more than the minimum wage in the US. If you have 10k USD a month, sure you can have a nice apartment in St. Louis or something. Health insurance costs less. Yeah, but look at the hospitals. And they might not even giving you an appointment if you have a health problem. But again, with 30k USD a year, she can live as a rich person in Hungary. 🙂
Hi Denae, It was nice to see an actual American person how like to live in Hungary and how you like the Hungarian (our) Language too.I wish a wonderful life journey and a lot of fun enjoyment and new friends in Hungary (hug)😊
Whidbey Island is a beautiful, very laid-back Puget Sound location, remote from the insanity of Seattle. Hungary has come along way since the Soviet occupation ended. She comparing two vary desirable places.
That part about your dad! Whew! That had me emotional. I miss my dad. He was in the army. He passed away a few years ago, and I know he would want me out here living my best life.
The sad thing is that an average teacher in Hungary makes less than the 1/3 of how much this girl spends in a month. I mean if u deduct the debt (which my not everyone has to pay) it’s still a significant difference… I love this city and the good thing is that u can still do many things for absolutely free, like the River and the parks are free, but the current financial climate makes many young Hungarians relocate to other countries even…
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Such a great story 🎉 congratulations And great to hear an American pronouncing Budapest correctly ❤ And even more - she learnt the language and speaks it so well. Absolute A* 😊
I'm very happy you are enjoying it here so much. I'm happy to see when we can actually help change lives and have culturally compatible people settle down here to make a living and contribute to society here.
well at least the rich achieved something in life before that person dies. his kids will probably inherit the fortunes and pass on to the next generation. cycle of life.
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People dont understand that the prices of things are never going back down. This inflation is deeper than we think. Those buying groceries are well aware that the real inflation is much over 10%. The increments dont match our income, yet certain investors still earn over $365,000 in stocks and assets. Wish I could accomplish that.
Budapest buildings have a lot of character. The scenic view from Buda to Pest over the river is a UNESCO world heritage and is breathtaking. The city has lots to do. Awesome and huge ancient spas with tons of pools at different temperatures and types. They have the oldest metro train underground and it is very well maintained. They even have a Dracula castle (edit: it was not a Dracula castle but still a cool castle, it’s actually an agricultural museum built in 1896). Night clubs are open 24/7 and their nightclub drinks are really cheap. The island (Margaret Island, thanks to commenter below) with hostel, little zoo, water features, pool, etc is also very cool. We also rented 2-seater Vespa scooters. It’s an awesome way to see the city and find parking. Just stay away from the main roads where possible. Traffic rules aren’t exactly the same as in the states
Don't lie, drinks are not cheap even compared to Western Europe standards. You get a whisky shot for around 6 EUR in Berlin, 4.5 in Budapest. Similar with long drinks.
@@TheIceSpinner i was referring to the drinks in the 24/7 club. They’re less than half price as compared to the states. So im not lying. Plus, Berlin is known for inexpensive drinks in my book, so not a great comparison. That’s compared to dozens of cities I’ve been to. Drinks in big cities in clubs are usually around $12-20 for places I’ve traveled to
In a pub, you pay 5 quid for a pint in England on average. I paid 1600Ft in Bp, which is 3-4 quid (and a pint is a bit bigger than half a liter). I wouldn't call that cheap, considering the average income is four or five times less in Hungary than in England.
I am a local to Budapest. I admit the scenery is very nice, I still find it beautiful every time I look over the city from a bridge or a hill. The spas are overpriced and overcrowded for regular visiting. Nightclubs are the hubs of criminals and prostitues you can expect some nasty thing whenever you visit one of them, you wont visit them regularly if you live here. The old metro is cool, most people dont use it btw even the metro is cool, the people using it are not :D The castle you are talking about (Vajdahunyad vára) is not the Dracula castle, there is only a statue to the hungarian actor who played Dracula (Lugosi Béla). The "real" Dracula castle, where Dracula lived is a different castle, called Törcsvár (Bran in romanian). Margaret island is really cool for regular visiting.
Wow. She has quite a spirit. It takes a lot to move to another country. I have lived in Europe and would luv to live in Budapest. It’s so nice. I’m glad she is happy. The world is huge. And the country you were born is not necessarily the one you belong in for happiness. I think in next few years, I’ll live at least part time in Europe. Preferably Budapest or south of France. Belgrade is a strong possibility too. It just take cajones
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Great video! Your Hungarian is beautiful. I’m a Hungarian American who was born and raised in the US but speaks Hungarian and has visited Hungary many times. Sometimes, I wish I could move to Hungary, especially after seeing this video!
It seems that a lot of american people struggle with debt, something that isn't common in Europe. However this influx of migrants from the west has negative effects on local people, who are priced out of housing.
Budapest is lovely place. I go there 4 times a year. Lots of good things. Not so good- try and complain about services and goods. The public hospitals are bad. Poverty in countryside dire.
Because of many foreigners like that prices are getting higher and higher, especially for housing, for local Hungarians. With the new golden visa programme it will only get worse.
Just to keep this video in context: living in $30K in a year is extremely good. Her $3,300 monthly budget is only possible for top earners. It is rare that people can make that much, only in IT and Finance possible, most families can't earn half as much as she is with even two incomes. Living in Lipótváros is like living in Manhattan's most expensive locations. Most of the people are work for SME's in Hungary and the average salary is around $1,200 after taxes. Living a life this lady has is an exception, not general. Budapest is the cheapest in the EU in terms of property prices, but also the most expensive compared to local salaries. This country politically and economically a disaster, suffering in lack of democracy, extremely high corruption, with no political consequences. What this lady explains in this video is more of showing love for Eastern European lifestlye (Warsaw and Prague very similar to Budapest, most of the people confuse them) then specific things to Hungary. This country was leading the area, but today it is the poorest country in the EU (Bulgaria is behind but hungarian people can consume a lot less). Recent studies showed that more than 50% of young students plan to leave soon, after the world economic crisis in 2008 more than 800K left Hungary.
Whenever I watch these "I left the US and now I love my life!" videos, I always get the sense that they're leaving the bad parts out. I always wonder about the visas, not assimilating to the culture, and missing your loved ones in the US.
I lived in Berlin for a few years and I can attest that although I was able to obtain and renew all of my visas without an issue--it was SO much work and it kept me on my toes. The requirements and the amount of paperwork they ask for is absolutely insane, especially if you are a freelancer. Plus, getting the proper advisory and translation help to aid me in navigating the bureaucracy racked up a lot of extra expenses that I didn't predict. I also missed the U.S. although it has its drawbacks...I am glad to be back here. Living in Europe was a great life experience though.
FYI: this lady makes a lot compared to what the reality is in Hungary. She live like top earners, this is not an average life, Lipótváros is the oldest, most expensive location in this country. Hungary is a very unstable country with lack of democracy, extremely high corruption. There's some things thaht is very hard to explain to foreigners, most of the time they don't even understand what exactly happening in the country. For example the majority of the national assembly is just one party (for 14 years), the ruling party controls the media and spreads russian propaganda and since 2020 the government makes laws by decree, there is no real constitutional debate because they think there is a state of emergency in Hungary...
American here who has lived abroad for decades and speaks 4 languages🙋♂Should have explained more about the language barrier Sometimes there are serious life problems where you need to communicate fluently with locals. Is she able to 100% survive on English-only there?
The cities of former Austria-Hungary are all quite nice, also Prag, Pressburg, Zagreb, Laibach, Brünn, Lemberg. But if you live there with the local salery, it would not be such a fairytale. It is great if you come there with money earend in areas with higer salaries. If you don't have that, you'd be better off in Austria or Germany.
Love this. The American Dream is to get out of America, now. Why continue to suffer in a country whose prices continue to skyrocket and being unable to have a life?
In the minority, but I can't stand this kind of 24/7 giggly, flirty energy with lots of vocal fry and sleepy, slow, sibilant ssssss. It's like being with a perpetually drunk person.
Only the 1st and the 5th districts are well maintained for the tourists but the rest is dirty. They always only show the best parts don't get fooled by the pictures of the inner city.
EVEN I as a hungarian pay ~600$ / month 200k huf to be specific for 28squaremetres. This is very inappropriate video. I know bunch of americans who came here for the low living costs and act like the world is theirs. They get US salary and all the benefits of a poor country. Shame
It is true that the presence of Westerners have contributed to the inflation of housing costs in Budapest and many other cities. However, you can't really blame them for it. It's just the way markets work. As demand increases, prices go up -- the influx of folks with a willingness to pay (WTP) higher than that of the locals makes the impact even stronger. On a personal level, you might act like the world is yours if you were to relocate to Vietnam and spend your Hungarian salary there. The lady in the video seems like a fairly humble and reasonable person who treats everyone around her with respect.
@@00Imochan have you heard of the Golden Visa program that many EU countries, including Hungary, have currently in place? It allows foreign nationals to acquire citizenship by means of investment into real estate, while it does not require them to actually establish residency in the country. Now, that I certainly view as extremely harmful. That is practically selling out the most hyped cities to Western, mostly American, investors and all of it is just a game for them. By contrast, decent expats bring several benefits to their host country and immediate community and should be welcomed.
@@00Imochan you'd be better off trying to use your brains too. Having grown up under the Orban regime it might not be that easy but trust me it's worth it. Edit: Look, you made a radical comment. It did contain factually correct information, and people need to know that life in Hungary is not all fun and games if you're not on a Westerner's budget. However, hating on expats altogether does not fix anything. I don't want to be the smart guy. All I want is to challenge you to come up with a more sophisticated view of the situation, suggestions for a possible solution, or at least some reasonable arguments for the position you currently hold.
This is nice! So happy for her. Her father was a Navy man and he wanted her to travel the world! Travel is good for the soul and her soul seems happy!😊
she is out of touch, you get caviar as a starter in michelin star restraunt for less than 15 euro. How does she spending 15 - 20 euro for a lunch. Look at any michelin star restaurant full experience from 50 euro or so
I’m so happy for you and also jealous. I was in Budapest 4 years ago and loved it. Super beautiful city and nice people. It’s true about learning the language, I’m still working on it. I have subscribed to your channel so I can follow you and see how life is for you. Gule gule……….🤗🇨🇦
Such a beautiful & exotic young lady. Sorry about your dad but he what military guys do - sacrifice so others may live. We loved Budapest & would happily go back there. Lucky you.
Good to know that foreigners can get good wages but hungarians get payed as east-Europeans, here in their own country, even with several degrees I cannot get payed as western-Europeans, I cannot get even the half of it, but still I have to pay the same amount of money for rents and foods and for everything than americans and west-europeans. My monthly salary was less than 1000 euro as teacher, now working as engineer for multinational company and my wage is 1400 euro , but I have to raise my kids, and paying rent and food, and everything. Why are hungarians punished by capitalism on their own homeland???
I visited Budapest as a tourist last Spring. I loved it, but I will say that I felt the very high inflation in the prices we paid for groceries and in restaurants. My bff used to an experienced teacher and doesn’t make very much money. Her take home salary is very little.
The Rich stay Rich by spending like the poor and investing without stopping, then the poor remains by spending like the rich yet not investing like the rich
Is not about ignorance people are scared of investing due to high rate of scamers and unprofessionalism in in businessIs not about ignorance people are scared of investing due to high rate of scamers and unprofessionalism in in business
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When you mentioned your dad got you the whole map of Europe, and you fulfilling the journey. It brought me to tears because your dad opened your mind to go do it, and I felt that while you were traveling he was with you. I got very emotional had a small cry. May your dad always bless you from the above.
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I've travelled quite a lot and Budapest is one of my favorite places I've ever been. It's so cool
Hungarian here: I am happy that she likes to live here but it is very rare that a teacher earns that much money (even in gross). The food prices are the same or some cases higher then in western europe. We pay 27% taxes on everything and if you are sick with more than a flu you have to go to the private sector anyways. Btw despite all of that I love to live here, Budapest is my home but please do not believe everything you see in this video. Its definietely a struggle for a lot of citizens to make ends meet nowdays.
Just like it is a struggle for many american citizens to make a living back in the states nowadays....
Sometimes when I see videos like this, I wonder what the "background of the video" is, what they are advertising, etc.
That much salary? What is she talking about? That much rent? It's obvious that she didn't fit into society, that she still lives in her bubble and still gives advice lol
@@kpoli11 So many people cannot fit into society. She talks to people who cannot fit, she gives advice to people who cannot fit. They still can have a happy life somwhere else.
If you can fit, that's OK, then watch sy else.
@@kpoli11 while this marketing video is obviously seriously biased, you are unfair with her. It's only natural to earn more than the average person as an expat. Hungary is exceptionally hard to fit into. It's a very closed society that is extremely polarized politically, has historic traumas, hard language and weird customs (even greeting people used to give me emotional stress). She clearly has quite social personality and doing freelancing as an expat requires some grit.
Countries like this pay good money to attract westerners to teach English. There simply aren’t enough locals with native level English who want to get into teaching
She's honoring her father while living her best life. God bless!
I have visited Prague and Budapest four years ago. Since, i can't forget about thise two places. I am coming back in September. I will stay for 90 days in each Budapest and 90 days in Prague
Forget what was Budapest 4 years ago. Now is much worse
@@davesteel81It's not any worse, but it's more expensive.
@@tommeiner9983 it is worse
@@davesteel81 In what way do you find it to be worse?
@@tommeiner9983 local here : rental prices sky-rocketed, traffic is much worse, everything got more expensive and the city became dirtier, thus there are more and more sh*tskins on the street compared to 4 years before.
Honestly, I don't believe that she is paying 560 for a 1 bedroom apartment in that neighborhood. 560 bucks is a studio in a district much further from the parliament. (I live in Budapest.) Her apartment in that area should be around a 1000 dollar. Maybe she is lucky because her landlord didn't raise the rent for some reason. But don't be fooled her experience is not representative for everyday people in Hungary.
And it's constantly increasing :'(
I mean check the windows and the state of that bathroom, its by no means a luxury flat, I don't think that 200k HUF for that is far fetched.
I totally agree ! I am living in Budapest and there is no way to have that price. The only reason for the rent to be so cheap is maybe because the apartment was unfurnished and in a poorly state but she made to look so good.
She mentioned that it came furnished. But she also mentioned the school helps their teachers find housing. Maybe it's subsidized a bit.
Do not believe everything !!
What a great father. May he rest in peace.
This is the thing that people don't understand in Canada or the U.S. We have so called "higher salaries" but we are also taxed a ton and we have to work longer hours to make more. Health considerations are often not a priority and that explains why we are the way we are today. This lady probably spends 20 minutes prepping her ultra healthy breakfast every morning. Most of us here are just running like headless chickens in the morning.
Too much healthy stuff but 0 exercise she don't look healthy person just because try only the food
you can also just get up earlier 😅
I think we get taxed more here in Australia than in the US, but healthcare is included and quality of life is higher
Yeah, corporations have sold Americans a lot of nonsense about the evils of taxation mostly to justify pushing for obscenely low corporate tax rates. That's why Americans don't see the public investment other countries enjoy. We also pour a ridiculous amount into !military spending that largely goes into corporate pockets. 🙄
It’s the headless chickens for me😂😂😂😂
As an American who left Texas at 17 and moved to Italy, my 50 plus year self, loved hearing about your experience.
Texas is lame I see why you left it!
@@StephRich888 Italy as well nowadays... all italians are moving out
I am happy for her. Her father set up her up on the right path. ❤
seriously? the math doesn't add up and her stay there is not sustainable, she'll have to return to the US soon.
@@fozziryou don’t know everything that goes on in her life lmao, stop making judgement clown
@@fozzir How do you figure? She has many avenues of revenue.
I live nearby in budapest V. district the prices of flats are generally higher in that area so the video is a bit misleading.
Also prices are on a constant rise due to the steady influx of migrants from the west.
Heck of a story. Also a good full circle story from the travel guide, to traveling abroad to living abroad. She did not make any mistakes finding a better quality of life and chose not to go to Brooklyn and focus on overseas instead. Glad she found her happy place, whether for the moment or for life.
Get out of NY imo, the midwest is much better and cheaper.
7 years is a long time in one place and it will be hard to transition. Speaking from experience 😩 She radiates happiness and I wish her the best!
Yeah, just forgot to mention that the average Hungarian wage is nett $1000 a month and $560 is on the south side of the rent range…
I make closer to 3000 and my rent is 450 but yeah, depends on line of work and what kind of place you want. I am happy in a one bedroom flat as I am single, and I am lucky with my job I guess. But I think only hungarians who havent lived abroad for at least 8-10 years conplain about the quality of life here
@@zsofiafaragopianist So so true. I am a general practitioner in the public sector. E.g. In the past, I also had a devastating opinion of the Hungarian health care system, and unfortunately I still have it when I look at the direction of the processes in the 5 years since I have been working in my own practice. However, the picture is greatly improved by the experiences of my foreign and Hungarian patients who spent a longer or shorter time abroad and used the healthcare systems there, and then moved to Hungary. They have the same opinion about the Hungarian healthcare system as in the above video about the public transport: compared to what they experienced abroad, the one here is much better. This is the opinion of more than 80% of similar patients. (Most definitely the U.S citizens) Since hearing these opinions, although my feelings are still unfavorable, my opinions have become much more nuanced.
I lived in a number of countries and healthcare is either way worse or much more expensive than here. Uk healthcare is by far the worst in my opinion, but I never lived in the US.. :-)
@@zsofiafaragopianiststill, average people earn 1000 usd, meaning half of society (much) less..... they do not complain because the have not lived abroad but because they struggle, you idi........
1000$ ?? ITS A LIE AND YOU KNOW IT..
Denae's spending in May 2024: 3360 USD
Median Hungarian income in the same month: 940 USD.
For comparison, an income of 36K in Hungary would equal a 6 figure salary in the US.
Hungarian here. This video is a HUGE LIE. For 560 USD per month, you will get an old 30-35 square meter apartment *without a separate bedroom* somewhere in the *outer part* of the city. A flat like she showcases us in the video in the very center of downtown where she lives costs around 1200 USD/month *without* utilities. The price she pays for it is a heavily subsidized price but for some strange reason she "forgets" to mention this little detail. The average net income in Hungary in 2024 is 1260 USD, nowhere near what she earns. Hungary had the highest inflation in Europe in 2023 which increased prices by a huge amount, inflation for food was 55%, while salaries barely increased.
Warum gehst du nicht nach Westen arbeiten/leben, niemand hält dich zurück...
@@gaborwiesner372 I'm talking about the average net income in Hungary, because this video is about living in Budapest, not in Western Europe. Did you even watch the video and read my comment, or just come here to play the smart guy?
@@davidkanizsai9914 du weißt nichts, du Weichei
I don’t even live in Hugary, and I also thought the same thing! There is certainly no way her flat is such a great price living near the city center. Obviously her American employer pays most of the monthly rent. She is living a very priviledged life.
Her ''sponsor" is following her with the camera.
I fell in love with Budapest when I was there a few years ago. I ended up staying for about 4 weeks. It's so beautiful and everyone was really nice to me.
Just for accuracy the mean average salary for Budapest is somewhere between 1000-1200 $ , she makes more than 2x that, so that very comfortable to live on.
for Budapest no for Hungary maybe
@@stalinjoseph8423 i literally said for Budapest
She is trapped by credit card debt. Can’t buy a home or afford to move. She should make elimination of that debt a priority because you never know when a job or visa will no longer be available. There is nothing like living a simple debt free life.
In the intro she talks about her two side jobs that bring in additional income.
Do not move back the USA, unless you are a millionaire. Quality is going down while the cost continues to increase.
And live happily in HU with highest inflation rate in the EU during the last years 😂
@@Pekka.Pekka.1296 well she earns in dollars. I would move there too
@@simba8665 There are much better places in Europe with well working infrastructure, public services and not that many sad and anxious people.
@@jbarkley4938653 you’re clueless. Inflation in America is one of the lowest in the world. We’ve just had such low inflations the past 40 years that it’s noticeable today. The entire world has suffered from covid shutdowns -supply-demand-etc. the past few years the EU and US have had similar inflations but Us is actually lower. Hungarys is higher. I think you mean don’t move to LA,NYC, Miami, or other extreme expensive cities of America. Every country has these. There’s still many affordable towns in America even here in CA. What hurts people today versus our parents is that we want to live single and life wasn’t meant to live this way. Almost everyone got married younger before and this could afford a lifestyle plus they didn’t have 10+ subscriptions per month costs hundreds plus $8 lattes so they could save to buy a home.
@@Pekka.Pekka.1296woukd you like to name a few of those places with less Inflation and good infrastructure?
As a Hungarian: 30k for a year is not bad at all, but IT IS NOT THE AVERAGE here. Actually here in Budapest a 2500$ salary for a month is pretty comfortable. It is beyond the average which is cc. the half of it. Health insurance... Well, yes, it is the fraction of the price as in the US, BUT: everyone who can afford it, spend for private healthcare. And you can easily spend 1 or 2 months of your salary for that. I"m happy for her, and I'm glad that she is having a good time here :) but keep in mind that is not the full picture at all. :)
Exactly. 2500$ is awesome. With this much of a salary you are a king in the city. You can basically afford almost everything and you don't have to worry about anything. Just to put the picture into perspective: an average hungarian makes about 1000$/month. Mostly experienced IT technicians, people in logistic, finance or lawyers can make 2500$ or more.
I love this! I would love to tell my story too! This resonates with me s much. I moved from California to Europe at the age of 40 for the first time Solo, 5 years ago, I didn't know anyone personally who had done this at my age ,so I had to created my own connections and I started a UA-cam channel to share my knowledge and experience. I ended up taking an English Teaching job in Warsaw Poland, the best decision of my life. 37 Countries later, I now live in Strasbourg France but plan to move to Prague at the end of the year. I don't see myself moving back to the USA at this point in my life. I loved Budapest too, it's one of my favorites EU Cities. 😊
What about the human rights violations?
She has such good energy
energy? like a battery? or some weird liberal hippie chakra thing?
As a hungarian i'm glad she likes here. I wish her all the best! 🙂
Your dad is happy watching you travel around the world. May he rest in peace! 😢💛
Traveling around the world? She's been in the same place for seven years.
She makes $2,400 a month but spent $3,360 in May ‘24.
This is unsustainable even with a low cost of living and a lot of it being debt repayment
She told in the video that May 24 was unusually high because of the one-time loan payment.
Most things on this series of videos don’t add up or make sense. Does she get social security/disability here when she’s of retirement age? I don’t know if you have to be a citizen of Hungary? In the states she’s get around $2500 a month for life once retire age. Also if she made $30k in USA her healthcare would almost be free per month with medical/medicare. Also her salary would be higher here and more job opportunities for digital marketing here than there. She just wants to work part time but try to find an easier way out. This reminds me of people who move down to Mexico from the states for lower cost of living, but those types usually struggle there too.
lol and she compares to the highest rent state in the USA, Brooklyn New York. What a joke. She admits she saved $4000 just working as a barista here but was going to move to Brooklyn lol. You can’t compare Brooklyn to a small town elsewhere. She could have stayed doing what she was saving money and doing the digital marketing on the side further saving money. This story makes no sense at all.
@@mattm7377she paying taxes to us so she get social security. Medicine in EU is free. Sometimes it’s hard to find appointment but still durable. One of my friends on the way to us got serious problems and was hospitalized. They give her important surgery and she left paying 0$.
Half of Turkish white collar employees have to live like that.😢
It might be cheap to move to a different country but it's driving up prices to unaffordable levels for locals all across Europe.
Yes and no. Americans get paid European salaries when living there. Unless you are a digital nomad with a much higher income than the locals or a trust fund baby, you're not necessarily disrupting the local market.
@@c0rnichon Yet virtually all of Europe's property market has been driven up by foreign purchasers. Granted a lot is second homes and investors, but we need to remember that the average salary in countries like hungary, portugal, greece is still 1000-1500 euro a month in many cases, yet properties can be 300.400,500k, its simply impossible for most locals to buy a home. This particular video is an exception as she had little savings,, but she does make double the average salary in Budapest
@@c0rnichonIf you work for a US company, you make US wages, and more usually.
Currency advantage. Ppl having hungarian wages don't have such a life
Yes. Your average hungarian who works 8-12 hours per week. Basically live rent to rent.
@@bratyihu you meant 8-12 hours per day i guess
exactly!!!
Her neighborhood is really nice. Lots of amenities. I passed through when sightseeing in Budapest.
what do you mean you passed through? I lived there for 16 days and still don't know the city
You wander off the beaten path and you'll see what a rathole Bp really is.
i love her positive energy
Once you experience a life outside of USA then you’ll realize what quality of life truly is.
only if you keep your US salary... she would live very harshly here on a teachers salary
@@Aiolosza professional teacher's salary in the states isn't very impressive either.
@@janeenjourney43 we can compare numbers as in hungary we just had big riots in the country bc of the low standard of teacher pay and work culture. (you guessed it, nothing happened just many teacher left the field)
today an experienced teacher gets 1030usd on todays exchange rate/month with no children after taxes (12K usd/y)
your avrg Budapest small condo is 600usd without utilities maybe 570 if you are lucky
@@Aiolosz 12k a year won't get you very far here in the US. Rent along is that much or more.
@@PB-or2fd yeah this is why i said if you can come to hungary keeping your salary it is a great place to live. But people should be aware that the double taxation treaty is broken (thanks to our gov.) so you have to pay to both nation taxes now if you work from hungary.
LOL, if you have make 30k USD a year, it means you are very rich. The minimum wage there is $450 a month, yet she shows she spent $3360 in May. It's 7 times more than the minimum wage. Sure, if you are rich, your life can be good. The same way if you make 7 times more than the minimum wage in the US. If you have 10k USD a month, sure you can have a nice apartment in St. Louis or something. Health insurance costs less. Yeah, but look at the hospitals. And they might not even giving you an appointment if you have a health problem. But again, with 30k USD a year, she can live as a rich person in Hungary. 🙂
Hi Denae,
It was nice to see an actual American person how like to live in Hungary and how you like the Hungarian (our) Language too.I wish a wonderful life journey and a lot of fun enjoyment and new friends in Hungary (hug)😊
It's normal in Australia too to have a separate room for the toilet. We also don't really use dryers, air drying is best!
SHE LOOKS SO HAPPY ! GOOD WORK......THE HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT IN HER EYES CANT BE FAKED
Whidbey Island is a beautiful, very laid-back Puget Sound location, remote from the insanity of Seattle. Hungary has come along way since the Soviet occupation ended. She comparing two vary desirable places.
She’s living her best life and she’s happy. Happy for her ❤
How do you know that's her best life? Most people don't even know themselves!
That part about your dad! Whew! That had me emotional. I miss my dad. He was in the army. He passed away a few years ago, and I know he would want me out here living my best life.
The sad thing is that an average teacher in Hungary makes less than the 1/3 of how much this girl spends in a month. I mean if u deduct the debt (which my not everyone has to pay) it’s still a significant difference… I love this city and the good thing is that u can still do many things for absolutely free, like the River and the parks are free, but the current financial climate makes many young Hungarians relocate to other countries even…
He’s an awesome father wish I would have had a father like that
This is amazing, good for you! 🔥🔥
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She's the best honestly I'm also a beneficiary. This inflation has taught people the importance of multiples income investment
If you don't find a means of multiplying your income you will wake up one day to realize you didn't plan..
Wow, she is gorgeous, smart, brave, and beautiful. Wish i was living in Budapest too.
Such a great story 🎉 congratulations
And great to hear an American pronouncing Budapest correctly ❤
And even more - she learnt the language and speaks it so well. Absolute A* 😊
8:41 awesome Hungarian language skills here ;-)
You are a very sweet, beautiful, kind lady! I am glad you live here with us :) We hope you stay here for a long time! :)
Congratulations for opting for a better quality of life. I moved to Hungary from D.C. 26 years ago and consider it one of the best decisions ever.
Love the courage and sense of adventure. Congratulations Denae!
Can we get the details on what visa she’s currently got?
Hungary has Digital Nomad visa for remote workers
God bless you denae for honoring your father I know that he very proud of you. Keep up the good work 😎💪
I'm very happy you are enjoying it here so much. I'm happy to see when we can actually help change lives and have culturally compatible people settle down here to make a living and contribute to society here.
"The toilet and the bathtub are often separated."
Well, yeah!
haha!
1:08 FYI: Earning 2400 $/month is around twice of the average salary in Hungary, and about 2.5 times the median salary.
I live in California...I would literally CRY being able to go for a walk and be safe
OMG! She is amazing! Her hungarian skills are amazing as well! All the best for your life!
What a wonderful story, so happy for you. I too lived on Whidbey, a beautiful and special time.
So happy for Danae. Met her here when she arrived she been pushing and it's paying off.
American Dream is to Leave America, she made it 👍
:( unfortunately it's true
Thank you for choose Hungary❤ Sok szerencset Magyarorszagon . Szeretunk teged❤ we love you so much ❤
Most other countries don't have the stress that comes with living in the US.
Oh such a beautiful story. It’s a little bittersweet because of the tragedy of her father but she is carrying him with her.
*No man is too rich til you leave the earth you leave with nothing*
well at least the rich achieved something in life before that person dies. his kids will probably inherit the fortunes and pass on to the next generation. cycle of life.
true.but.i.wont.die.poor
We live in this earth, we gotta play our part...He's living life while he is still alive...
Yeah got to play your part start early with diversified investments in stocks, bonds, and real estate. Maximize contributions to tax-advantaged accounts like 401(k)s and IRAs. Regularly review and adjust your strategy to ensure security.
People dont understand that the prices of things are never going back down. This inflation is deeper than we think. Those buying groceries are well aware that the real inflation is much over 10%. The increments dont match our income, yet certain investors still earn over $365,000 in stocks and assets. Wish I could accomplish that.
Budapest buildings have a lot of character. The scenic view from Buda to Pest over the river is a UNESCO world heritage and is breathtaking.
The city has lots to do. Awesome and huge ancient spas with tons of pools at different temperatures and types. They have the oldest metro train underground and it is very well maintained. They even have a Dracula castle (edit: it was not a Dracula castle but still a cool castle, it’s actually an agricultural museum built in 1896). Night clubs are open 24/7 and their nightclub drinks are really cheap. The island (Margaret Island, thanks to commenter below) with hostel, little zoo, water features, pool, etc is also very cool.
We also rented 2-seater Vespa scooters. It’s an awesome way to see the city and find parking. Just stay away from the main roads where possible. Traffic rules aren’t exactly the same as in the states
Don't lie, drinks are not cheap even compared to Western Europe standards. You get a whisky shot for around 6 EUR in Berlin, 4.5 in Budapest. Similar with long drinks.
@@TheIceSpinner i was referring to the drinks in the 24/7 club. They’re less than half price as compared to the states. So im not lying. Plus, Berlin is known for inexpensive drinks in my book, so not a great comparison. That’s compared to dozens of cities I’ve been to. Drinks in big cities in clubs are usually around $12-20 for places I’ve traveled to
In a pub, you pay 5 quid for a pint in England on average. I paid 1600Ft in Bp, which is 3-4 quid (and a pint is a bit bigger than half a liter).
I wouldn't call that cheap, considering the average income is four or five times less in Hungary than in England.
@@magyarbondi i’m not referring to pubs or restaurants. I agree it’s not cheap there. Im referring to the clubs (dancing).
I am a local to Budapest. I admit the scenery is very nice, I still find it beautiful every time I look over the city from a bridge or a hill. The spas are overpriced and overcrowded for regular visiting. Nightclubs are the hubs of criminals and prostitues you can expect some nasty thing whenever you visit one of them, you wont visit them regularly if you live here. The old metro is cool, most people dont use it btw even the metro is cool, the people using it are not :D The castle you are talking about (Vajdahunyad vára) is not the Dracula castle, there is only a statue to the hungarian actor who played Dracula (Lugosi Béla). The "real" Dracula castle, where Dracula lived is a different castle, called Törcsvár (Bran in romanian). Margaret island is really cool for regular visiting.
It's great she learnt some of the language
Wow. She has quite a spirit. It takes a lot to move to another country. I have lived in Europe and would luv to live in Budapest. It’s so nice. I’m glad she is happy. The world is huge. And the country you were born is not necessarily the one you belong in for happiness. I think in next few years, I’ll live at least part time in Europe. Preferably Budapest or south of France. Belgrade is a strong possibility too. It just take cajones
If you are not in the financial market space right now, you are making a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to make your money work for you...prevent inflation
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Great video! Your Hungarian is beautiful. I’m a Hungarian American who was born and raised in the US but speaks Hungarian and has visited Hungary many times. Sometimes, I wish I could move to Hungary, especially after seeing this video!
Wow great one, CNBC! Hopefully soon you can make new video from other low cost city like Riga in Latvia 🇱🇻 🙏🏻
Wow she's doing way more than many people can say they have. She's sctually living a beautiful life and at peace. I wanna be like her.
I left Budapest for the US. Win-win for both of us
Yeah some of these I moved to XYZ country are cracked out and don't make any sense.
It seems that a lot of american people struggle with debt, something that isn't common in Europe. However this influx of migrants from the west has negative effects on local people, who are priced out of housing.
Budapest is my favorite city ever! I would love to live there.
Budapest is lovely place. I go there 4 times a year. Lots of good things. Not so good- try and complain about services and goods. The public hospitals are bad. Poverty in countryside dire.
I loved it too, so much better than Paris. It really stood out in all my travel
I guess you have been only in the 1st and 5th district! Come to the 18th, 19th, 20nd or 21st district.
She always walking in slow motion 😮😊
She likes it here as she makes quite some money. It gives her safety and freedom but this income is not common in Budapest...
I love Budapest!
Because of many foreigners like that prices are getting higher and higher, especially for housing, for local Hungarians. With the new golden visa programme it will only get worse.
Just to keep this video in context: living in $30K in a year is extremely good. Her $3,300 monthly budget is only possible for top earners. It is rare that people can make that much, only in IT and Finance possible, most families can't earn half as much as she is with even two incomes. Living in Lipótváros is like living in Manhattan's most expensive locations. Most of the people are work for SME's in Hungary and the average salary is around $1,200 after taxes. Living a life this lady has is an exception, not general. Budapest is the cheapest in the EU in terms of property prices, but also the most expensive compared to local salaries. This country politically and economically a disaster, suffering in lack of democracy, extremely high corruption, with no political consequences. What this lady explains in this video is more of showing love for Eastern European lifestlye (Warsaw and Prague very similar to Budapest, most of the people confuse them) then specific things to Hungary. This country was leading the area, but today it is the poorest country in the EU (Bulgaria is behind but hungarian people can consume a lot less). Recent studies showed that more than 50% of young students plan to leave soon, after the world economic crisis in 2008 more than 800K left Hungary.
2016 után lesz egy újabb nagy hullám
30k is not top earner level at all. Tons of people earn over 1m HUF.
@@Aiolosz2016 8 éve volt
@@mszi4190And they're all top earners. I don't think you realize how few people earn 1M or more compared to the entire population.
Warsaw, Prague and Budapest are all in Central Europe, so I don't know what "Eastern European lifestyle" you're talking about.
Whenever I watch these "I left the US and now I love my life!" videos, I always get the sense that they're leaving the bad parts out. I always wonder about the visas, not assimilating to the culture, and missing your loved ones in the US.
I lived in Berlin for a few years and I can attest that although I was able to obtain and renew all of my visas without an issue--it was SO much work and it kept me on my toes. The requirements and the amount of paperwork they ask for is absolutely insane, especially if you are a freelancer. Plus, getting the proper advisory and translation help to aid me in navigating the bureaucracy racked up a lot of extra expenses that I didn't predict. I also missed the U.S. although it has its drawbacks...I am glad to be back here. Living in Europe was a great life experience though.
FYI: this lady makes a lot compared to what the reality is in Hungary. She live like top earners, this is not an average life, Lipótváros is the oldest, most expensive location in this country. Hungary is a very unstable country with lack of democracy, extremely high corruption. There's some things thaht is very hard to explain to foreigners, most of the time they don't even understand what exactly happening in the country. For example the majority of the national assembly is just one party (for 14 years), the ruling party controls the media and spreads russian propaganda and since 2020 the government makes laws by decree, there is no real constitutional debate because they think there is a state of emergency in Hungary...
@@N3VLYNNNnow you know what immigrants to US have to go through.
I don’t understand, she is making that much money and is not saving any part of her salary? That’s reckless
Welcome to Hungary :D
American here who has lived abroad for decades and speaks 4 languages🙋♂Should have explained more about the language barrier
Sometimes there are serious life problems where you need to communicate fluently with locals. Is she able to 100% survive on English-only there?
The cities of former Austria-Hungary are all quite nice, also Prag, Pressburg, Zagreb, Laibach, Brünn, Lemberg. But if you live there with the local salery, it would not be such a fairytale. It is great if you come there with money earend in areas with higer salaries. If you don't have that, you'd be better off in Austria or Germany.
Bruh, these comparisons are ridiculous....
so so beautifulllll!!!! Now I want to go to Budapest!
Love this. The American Dream is to get out of America, now.
Why continue to suffer in a country whose prices continue to skyrocket and being unable to have a life?
In the minority, but I can't stand this kind of 24/7 giggly, flirty energy with lots of vocal fry and sleepy, slow, sibilant ssssss. It's like being with a perpetually drunk person.
I thought I was the only one 🤗
I thought she seemed stoned! Good for her
Wow, Budapest look amazing!
Only the 1st and the 5th districts are well maintained for the tourists but the rest is dirty. They always only show the best parts don't get fooled by the pictures of the inner city.
EVEN I as a hungarian pay ~600$ / month 200k huf to be specific for 28squaremetres. This is very inappropriate video. I know bunch of americans who came here for the low living costs and act like the world is theirs. They get US salary and all the benefits of a poor country. Shame
It is true that the presence of Westerners have contributed to the inflation of housing costs in Budapest and many other cities. However, you can't really blame them for it. It's just the way markets work. As demand increases, prices go up -- the influx of folks with a willingness to pay (WTP) higher than that of the locals makes the impact even stronger.
On a personal level, you might act like the world is yours if you were to relocate to Vietnam and spend your Hungarian salary there. The lady in the video seems like a fairly humble and reasonable person who treats everyone around her with respect.
@@danc.9554 🤣
@@00Imochan have you heard of the Golden Visa program that many EU countries, including Hungary, have currently in place? It allows foreign nationals to acquire citizenship by means of investment into real estate, while it does not require them to actually establish residency in the country. Now, that I certainly view as extremely harmful. That is practically selling out the most hyped cities to Western, mostly American, investors and all of it is just a game for them. By contrast, decent expats bring several benefits to their host country and immediate community and should be welcomed.
@@danc.9554 omg how smart someone is here..
@@00Imochan you'd be better off trying to use your brains too. Having grown up under the Orban regime it might not be that easy but trust me it's worth it.
Edit: Look, you made a radical comment. It did contain factually correct information, and people need to know that life in Hungary is not all fun and games if you're not on a Westerner's budget. However, hating on expats altogether does not fix anything. I don't want to be the smart guy. All I want is to challenge you to come up with a more sophisticated view of the situation, suggestions for a possible solution, or at least some reasonable arguments for the position you currently hold.
Congrats. You have an open mind . Enjoy the adventure.
This is nice! So happy for her. Her father was a Navy man and he wanted her to travel the world!
Travel is good for the soul and her soul seems happy!😊
Because Budapest ,Prague,Ljubljana ,Bratislava ,Warsaw are much more safe thane every city in US and talk about beauty of those cities .
Definitely living your best life.
$800 a month in groceries??!! As a single person in Las Vegas I spend about $250
I am single in LV and I spend 1000 a month
On FOOD--that includes going out and having a social life.
@@misterchris8916 how is that even possible?
@@aiai-j7i that’s insanity
she is out of touch, you get caviar as a starter in michelin star restraunt for less than 15 euro. How does she spending 15 - 20 euro for a lunch. Look at any michelin star restaurant full experience from 50 euro or so
I’m so happy for you and also jealous. I was in Budapest 4 years ago and loved it. Super beautiful city and nice people. It’s true about learning the language, I’m still working on it. I have subscribed to your channel so I can follow you and see how life is for you. Gule gule……….🤗🇨🇦
This reminds me so much of Prague, where I live!
Such a beautiful & exotic young lady. Sorry about your dad but he what military guys do - sacrifice so others may live. We loved Budapest & would happily go back there. Lucky you.
Great Video What a lovely young Lady 😀
Good to know that foreigners can get good wages but hungarians get payed as east-Europeans, here in their own country, even with several degrees I cannot get payed as western-Europeans, I cannot get even the half of it, but still I have to pay the same amount of money for rents and foods and for everything than americans and west-europeans. My monthly salary was less than 1000 euro as teacher, now working as engineer for multinational company and my wage is 1400 euro , but I have to raise my kids, and paying rent and food, and everything. Why are hungarians punished by capitalism on their own homeland???
I visited Budapest as a tourist last Spring. I loved it, but I will say that I felt the very high inflation in the prices we paid for groceries and in restaurants. My bff used to an experienced teacher and doesn’t make very much money. Her take home salary is very little.
You will NEVER NEVER NEVER get the same quality of life in the US at this rate.
806 on food! In Hungary!
Yes, to eat normally here that is the price