Well, to be honest it sucks 😂 with the min. Salary.. We are literally paying a lot and then we have only like 400 euro for us to live which isn't much..
@@luketagg648 That's true. It is difficult if you are only at the minimum salary, you need a job that will pay more. Or atleast if you have a spouse, he/she must work as well. 🤷♀️
I am just watching this for interest what do other people think about my country / my city (I live near Bratislava). I have to say your information was pretty accurate!
bro im thinking of moving there. can you tell me how are peoples behaviors in general towards foreigners and do you guys have any strong opinions about people from iran. thanks !
@@rageofanimals9669 it depends. Bratislava is most multicultural city in Slovakia. I think in Piestany there is big arab community(mix of nations). Slovaks are more reserved, so don't worry if they do not talk to you as much from the start. It takes time, but if they get to know you they will have no issue to talk about anything. On the other note, yes, there is a possibility you will meet racists and idiots. But you cannot really get away from them in any country in EU.
If you guys said that those information in this video is accurate and By doing the Math base on average wage in there, and deduct the House Rents, Bills and groceries ? I believe the income and expense of cost of living there would be let us say balance 🙂🙂 ,, Meaning every end of the month your wallet will be almost empty or Negative... plus the un equal treatment of government and unwelcoming mentality of most locals towards the foreigner (as I have watched from many different bloggers' comments ? ) I better stay here in the Philippines or chose other countries that treat all human with respect or equal.
Its expensive to live in Bratislava when you are living from Slovak salary. Mainly because salary in Bratislava is much higher than everywhere else.😂 Yes we are not really welcoming. I personally dont think we have strong bond with our country. Especially young people are complaining a lot about problems we have here.
@@ChasingKimberly Yeah, a lot of young people are trying to move abroad to countries such as Austria as the pay is so much higher. I think we all still appreciate our country, but the bond is definitely weakening with each new generation
@@low-key5512 I can only agree. I have to say that our country is beautiful but with nowdays situation and salary if we want to live good life and maybe one day come back its better for us to go work abroad.
Prices in Slovakia are lower if you compare it with Western Europe, but the average salary is even lower. The average netto income is around 850 €, (1200 € in Bratislava) and if you want a normal 3 bedroom apartment in Bratislava, it's 650-750 €/month or more. It's cheaper to buy one, because the mortgage payments will be lower, what is little bit absurd. But for a price of a 3 bedroom apartment you can build a new house near Bratislava. So, living in Bratislava isn't that cheap if your incomes are not above the average. Another thing: the prices of things, like cars, furniture, electronic, etc., which are +/- the same in whole Europe. So if you want a buy a new car for 20.000 €, it will cost you 2 years of your salary. In Austria it will be around 6 months. I new iPhone? 1 or 2 months of salary against 1 or 2 weeks in Austria. So, if you wanna have a nice life and good living, it's not impossible, but you need to work much harder, or you will get to that when you are 50-60 years old.
Love this video..since i live in Bratislava there are tons of things i have to agree with you. Btw.. no matter what people say, one of the best if not nr1 is pizza Ciao. :)
Hi! I recently just moved to Slovakia! So far I am having a hard time adjusting with the culture, food, way of living. I'm also a bit scared I won't have a social life here since I don't really know how to speak Slovak. I'm wondering what kind of jobs are usually open for English speakers?
My family back home lives in a big house and they all work, kids chores and if their old enough they also have small jobs. The adults have jobs aswell unless they are old or a Child has been born then mother stays home. 🦋
Most Slovaks (well at least me and those in my social circle) have nothing against foreigners who live here temporarily or permanently. What we care about is if you came to live with us (which we do not mind) or change us (which we o not want) and if you came to Europe legally. Some leftist media like BBC, DW and such portrayed us like ultranationalists, xenophobes or racists during 2015 migrant crisis because we supported Hungary and their border fence and we refused to take any illegals from camps in Greece and Italy. But there is a huge difference between someone who came here the proper way and someone whos first action in Europe was breaking the law (illegal crossing of the border). :)
What's your profession and why did you move to Bratislava ?
3 года назад
Acually when I quit primary school, teachers told us is hard to find job :D And this is very weird, because some families have problem to live here. And some have a lots of money without problem :D We are the 30rd the richest state in world (this I heard it). So, it is no problem to live here, but not always. It depends where are you living, what is your job, how big is your family etc. I guess it could be better. But we have bigger problems, we have low numbers of doctors and others importants job.
You have a very interesting thoughts that I didn't think about. in my observation, Slovaks normally have small family. Atleast if I compare it to Philippines. Normally there are 1 or 2 kids for every Slovak parents. So I thought families here are usually small 🤷♀️
3 года назад
Ohh, I see my bad english, nvm :D @@ChasingKimberly yes, in the most of time. But my family is my dad, mum, sister and brother. And 1 dog, 2 cats, 1 snake and 1 snail. And my dad have something around 1000€ per month and my mom 600€. And the home cost 80 000€. And this home is the typical work village home, with some garden, broken roof (yes, when was raining our walls were wet xd) and this all cost a lots of money, what mean we have nothing extra money to buy extra things. But yes. Most of families have 1 or 2 kids and live in home, like without garden, some big animals,... But I love my home :D
Hey, thanks for the very sweet and accurate video. I have a question, where are the cheap Vegan shops, you go to? You mean the Healthy Nutrition Shops? Or some special ones? Because these are really expensive, do you prefer some concrete, please? Thanks 👍🏻😊
For the restaurant we used to visit a lot Veglife, but now since corona we havent been there so long. As for the shops, we like slnečnica and bioland. :)
Hello Monika, I am glad you are enjoying my videos. I am still learning the Slovak Language so I am not very confident to put the Slovak sub titles on my videos yet. But I will try my best in the future with the help of my husband :) Thanks for watching 💚
Hi, great information, nowadays, how is it? continues really a nice life? what about a job opportunities?. My wife and me we are expecting move to Slovakia, can you advice for us?, we will appreciate heard you, thanks.
Not to the point of the video but if youre in mood for some traveling around check out some water reservoirs...its far from being a sea and theres nothing like homeland thats for sure, but they are the biggest bodies of water around here...also those places are mostly nice looking. For example Oravska priehrada. During a certain time of year when water is warm enough there are even small medusas in certain areas and on some places even turtles...though they are imported animals of course :D
Just an info. A beer in the old town is around 2-3€, in some places even more expensive! To compare go to Podunajske Biskupice, a part of Bratislava which is around 10 km from the Old town and you pay 0.80€. This applies also to eating in a restaurants and accommodation. The further you are willing to go from the Old Town the less you will pay.
I would say yes, but it really depends what kind of lifestyle you wanna live. If you share an apartment, you save with the rental and utility costs. If you dont eat out too much, cooking food is pretty cheap. 😆
Ya every European country is in the center ... as if Eastern Europe doesn't exist ... Slovakia and Slovenia is Eastern Europe .... central europe ends at Poland and Czech Republic ... some people will even say that Germany is Eastern Europe.... but geographically Eastern Europe ends at Poland
Nie si trošku pomýleny ? Východná Európa to je Rusko až po pohorie Ural , kde začína Ázia , ak si urobíš pomyselnú čiaru od východu po západ a od severu po juh tak presne v strede nájdeš Slovensko ty mudrlant premudrely. Pozri i sem sk.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stredn%C3%A1_Eur%C3%B3pa
If you guys said that those information in this video is accurate and By doing the Math base on average wage in there, and deducting the House rent, Bills and groceries? I believe the income and expense of the cost of living there would be let us say balance .🙂🙂 ,, Meaning every end of the month your wallet will be almost empty or Negative... plus the un equal treatment of government and unwelcoming mentality of most locals towards the foreigner (AS PER comments of different bloggers I have watched ) I better stay here in the Philippines or chose other countries that treat all human with respect or equal. ( Imagine you are doing the harder job and working for longer time, yet you are paid less just because you are not their kind? No way to races people !!!
Wow! I totally needed this at the moment. I have an offer in Bratislava and have been looking into this information. This has been very helpful. Thank You!
@@ChasingKimberly We have a saying here in Slovaka which says. "Dobrého býva málo" Which can be translated into English something like Something good valuated is actually very small (limited)
As a Slovak (from Bratislava), currently living in Copenhagen, I have to say that you put all the info very accurately! And I would definitely say that Slovakia is relatively cheap, compared to other europian countries. But the salaries are also lower so ... :D so to foreigners is it cheap, and to slovaks it might not completely seem so. Fun topic would be the alcohol. I have to say, alcohol is so cheap in Slovakia! When the pandemic is over, you will definitelly see groups of guys (usually from the UK) enjoying their bachelor party in Bratislava. The first time I saw this I felt like it was sooo crazy to travel to another country just for a bachelor party. Now I understand that even with the traveling expences it is still cheaper for them to 'get drunk' in Bratislava, than it would be in the UK for example :D interesting right? btw, I love your channel, I've watched almost all the videos in one sitting and enjoyed them so much! It's amazing that you see beyond our cold faces and reserved behaviour. we are very loving people once you break that barier. I wish you all the best, and good luck with the slovak language (In my opinion you have AMAZING progress, and your pronunciation is unbelievable!)
Hi Marta! Totally, I was surprised that a lot of foreigners specially from UK would travel here just to get drunk! I already saw some before Corona and it was really funny 😂😂 Anyways, thanks a lot for watching my videos and supporting me. I'm glad that you are liking them. 💚💚
Correction - minimum salary for this year in Slovakia is 623€ 😉 And next you said 800-1800€ and in title you had 800-1200€ 😉 I personaly don’t like Bratislava 🤷♀️ In Slovakia is lot of more beautiful places to see, visit and live 😉
Ano. I said it wrongly so I put the correction in the text :) Im glad you noticed it! Is it already approved the 623Euros? I saw it in the news recently but wasn't sure if they are finalized already :)
Very informative. I appreciate these information. Could you talk about average cost of land or house and land . Thank you again. I enjoy watching your channel. It’s interesting and you share the beauty of The country Slovakia with all its glory such as food, culture, people and castles and fields of forest and everything . I would love to visit Slovakia someday .
@@ChasingKimberly I’m looking forward to your sharing your land purchase . And the process of buying a property for a foreigner married to a Slovakian citizen . Thank you .
This was great, I meet loads of foreigners who come here with no idea of finances and usually leave pretty soon after so this video will surely help people like that. If anyone is after a second opinion, from a smaller town (not BA) here ya go! So I'm in a small town, here for between 7 and 8 years. Cost of buying houses / flats here are creeping up towards BA prices but renting here is still cheaper. Let's say €350 - €450 pm for a one bedroom, one living room flat. Surprisingly gyms here are the same or often more expensive than Bratislava, around €35 - €40 for a monthly membership. We actually do around €400 - €500 per month minimum on food, (2 adults 1 small kid) but I do eat a lot, and I'm definitely not vegan :) Lots of companies get around the minimum salary thing by asking workers to be self-employed or work on some sort of dodgy contract, especially language schools. Getting self-employed isn't too tough, they might ask for some proof of qualifications depending on what you want to do. You have to pay mandatory health insurance, around €65 per month. For the first 12 to 18 months you usually only pay this, no social insurance. (Depending on income) Once you hit a higher income or 18 months of being self-employed you have to start paying social insurance too. This usually works out between €160 and €200 per month. Not too many jobs around the smaller towns in general, let alone for foreigners but if you've got a good skill you might get lucky!
excause me,im thinking to move to slovakia by register a small business, the information i got from agency about the health insurance and taxes a lot higher ,could u please share more infors bout it please ,thanks a lot
@@beccay3263 Rates have increased a lot recently. If you're going to open a registered business, s.r.o, they yes health and social insurance payments can be high. If you register as self employed freelancer or 'zivnost' you get 12 - 18 months of not paying the social insurance, depending on how much you earn. But then what you pay depends on how much you earn. As a freelancer I'm now earning >€40,000 per year and don't have many business expenses, so my monthly social insurance is now close to 700 eur, and health around 200 eur. In my case it's probably now a good time to register as an s.r.o, but if you can, start as a freelancer or 'zivnost' And to correct my older comment, gym membership here is now closer to €50 monthly. I miss the good old days of €30 :)
As a Slovak, i d also recommend that if you are looking for accomodation avoid: near the Pentagon area and Obchodna street. Bratislava is generally safe, especially if you apply your street smarts, but the real dodgey area here is Pentagon. Obchodna is mostly totally safe during the day, but if you wanna go out drinking often and want to come back home alone at night...maybe avoid Obchodna street as a foreigner, many time problematic people get drunk there and cause issues. Otherwise, I d say all other areas are pretty safe with good connections to the old town so dont be afraid to rent an aparemtent out of the OLD TOWN, you will really save a lot of money.
Hi Good day Madam. Ask ko lang po kung magkano po ang tax ngayon dyan for foreign workers po and may tax refund po ba ang mga ofw po dyan. Maraming salamat po. God bless!
I think foreigners are taxed the same way as the locals. highly depends if you are employed or self-employed and where your income are coming from whether part from Slovakia or part from abroad.
@@ChasingKimberly Hmmm, Analyst? Friend of mine is doing something like that, i dont really know if its same as u or not. And she is very sad about salary, because is really low (for that job)
I dont know what people from Bratislava think about foreigners since there are most of them and I dont live there, but in other places I think the opinion is as you described it. Dont expect Slovaks to change for you but if you adapt to the ways and manners of Slovaks, you will be OK. Maybe not welcomed too warmly and hugging you at first but accepted and noone would really care. There is a quite big community of Vietnamese living here for decades and people in general consider them as common people here. Their community is IMO quite closed. I dont see them (and other Asian people here) hang with people from outside of their community that much. I dont know why. You Kim seem to be outgoing, smiling and friendly person and people like you who dont close themselves will receive same nice behavior from Slovaks back. If foreigner here is just temporarily, noone cares, but if foreigner wants to live here permanently I suggest to learn the language ASAP and barriers will crumble quickly. Unless that foreigner starts to make some demands. That wont be acceptable for most people IMO.
Totally agree, I see a lot of Vietnamese in the Mileticova Market? I hope I spelled that right. That market used to be my sanctuary during my first months in Bratislava because I feel a little connection seeing some Asian :D But now I am totally fine, just need to get better with my Slovak and soon I'd be able to speak with locals :)
In my point of view, well yes, it is expensive. I lived in bratislava for a year and a half now and the salary even you got an average rate is not really enough (even you cook your own food). The restaurant prices are the same in North America where I lived before too. The apartment prices are crazy high, doesn’t really matches your income budget. You can live in other cities of Slovakia and it’s quite fine, however, the salary is low than the capital (except if you work hybrid, bratislava based). Not comparing to Nordic countries but I’ve worked in there before and even everything is expensive, you have enough savings at the end of the day (unlike in Slovakia) and prices are reasonable.
Thanks for your informative video! I have been considering moving there so I am now doing some research on the internet to begin with. How about the level of medical treatment in Slovakia? Can the majority of doctors speak English? And is the medical service hard to access?
You seem to know much more about Slovakia than I do, although I was born in Bratislava. However, I live for most of my life in the USA. I got to go there for visit sometimes. I Love your videos. California, USA.
Thanks for introduced about Slovakia. I'm from dubai. I'm coming Slovakia,Bratislava very soon. Alredy I got my admission from one university in Bratislava
I am going to study at slovakia next year. The schorlarship is 620 euros per month. Is that enough? I am going to stay in the university's dormitory, so it will be only 100 euros per month.
Hey there! I just watched your video while thinking of moving to Bratislava! If I make between 1500 - 1700 E , would this be considered as a nice income ? My wife also would work and make around 1200 E. Would we be able save money ?
Hey girl! Its big difference by your activity in Bratislava as well 😁 if u stay in Bratislava because of job its more expensive than for students. I think its important to mention this as well, because by statistics the costs of student in Bratislava is the half (together +- 350e /month - student accomodation, food, travel cost, fun, clothes) and by your study u can get job, so u can be totally independent from parents. When u lose status of student your cost is by statistics up to 800e /month for the same stuff 😁 so be clever and study & work in Slovakia 😉 wish you the best 😊
Nice video! I'm moving to Bratislava with my partner in a couple of weeks. We're looking for accomodation if possible in the old town, so can you let me know if it was easy for you to find a place to live in and what websites are specially good for funding accommodation?? Thanks in advance😄
Hi Beatriz, to be honest it was easy because my husband is Slovak. However, there is a website you can find apartments and its called bezrealitky.sk I find that FB groul helps a lot too. There are lots of people who advertise their apartments in the group and its cheaper 🤣
in regard to the unwelcoming Slovaks, well, mostly the older generation and ultra-conservative people, not so much younger people and those living in bigger cities. it also depends on ethnicity and religion, people generally don't mind Asians or other Europeans living here. There is a considerable Vietnamese and Chinese community here, for example. As you've said, as long as you're being respectful to the local culture and people, you have a great chance of people liking you and I'm sure you can find many great friends here. it takes time to get close to Slovaks, but once you do break that barrier you've gained a friend for life.
@@ChasingKimberly i wonder, dont people confuse you with the Vietnamese? In my opinion, to Slovaks, most Asians look the same and we cant distinguish the nationality.
