Cities with nice culture/universities etc that also offer cheap housing & living cos
Title cut off last word, "costs". Are there any such places left? Ann Arbor? Madison? Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill? Maybe there are no bargains left. Just some less expensive than others. How about Canada? Saskatoon? Guelph? Europe? South America?
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Chicago & Philly
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I have lived the CA "dream", now it is fading fast and is costly. Want something new: autumn colors, winter snow (in moderation), not too hot summers, walks in woods, historic cities and sites, Eastern or Central time zone (easier on stock traders like yours truly), etc. |
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For Europe head east and south - Istanbul, Prague, Krakow, Gdansk, Budapest, Athens, Valencia, Lisbon, Alicante, Seville, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Bari, Genoa, Bologna. I'm tempted to say Berlin but it's now much pricier than it's famed for
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São Paulo is a world-class city, very busy nightlife (arguably the best in the world), an active cultural scene as expected in a such big metropolis, has a working-oriented culture and has the best educational institutions in Latin America. As you're a foreigner, keep in mind it's the Brazilian/South American gateway and literally thousands of international companies have physical presence here. For such price tag, you won't find anything in the world nowhere close to it. |
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Likewise, Sao Paulo has a huge intellectual/academic population and many walkable, high density neighborhoods filled with nightlife at generally very reasonable price by US standards. Keep the Americanos like me out por favor. LOL. Much of Porto Alegre also has many lovely neighborhood that fit this thread category. One of my favorite neighborhoods is Moinhos de Ventos--upscale, high density, very walkable, lots of interesting nightlife, even lots of beautiful trees and nature etc. Pretty much the perfect urban neighborhood imo.:) |
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I am in Bridgeport, CT now. Someone described Bridgeport as the new Burlington, Vermont. It is slightly more than one hour by Metro North and Amtrak to New York City but housing is significantly less than other communities in the New York region. Crime and property taxes are an issue, of course.
We are a ten minute walk from the beach (I fished from my kayak throughout the summer), there are several good restaurants and music venues, and at least two breweries here in the city. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...84b5af5b_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1d293e29_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d48009f8_b.jpg Here are a couple of photos from Porchfest in August, where approximately 80 bands played on porches and front yards in the neighborhood. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...85094aaa_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...70f5de5c_b.jpg |
Internationally, Portugal offers a very good quality-of-life and the cost-of-living is much cheaper than the United States and much of the rest of Europe.
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Bridgeport ? I’d say Stamford , new haven and Norwalk are a bit farther along in rejuvenating their cores
Curious to learn more about an insiders take on Bridgeport |
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Bridgeport definitely has rough areas but you can walk to the beach, walk to the Metro North station, have a lot of restaurants at a much lower cost than most other cities in the New York-metro area. |
Pittsburgh is probably about as good as one can possibly do in this category.
Doubt any other city can fully match its performance in the metrics of the thread title. |
First one that came to mind to me was Pittsburgh as well. Chicago is decently affordable but rents still seem quite a bit more, and not all that far off from what I'm used to in Toronto. Though you get a lot more for the price in Chicago.
Technically Johannesburg has a top 100 university and you can rent a luxury flat in the arts district for less than $800 USD. A full house in a good, safe area that's walkable for probably around $1500. Cape Town is a bit pricier but Wits is a better university anyways. Quote:
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Said that, there was a surge of muggings all over the city for the past 12 months or so. I used to feel completely safe, everywhere, everytime. Not so much lately. Curitiba is dull as its people. Florianópolis is cool and trending. About Fortaleza, keep in mind Northeast is much poorer than Centre-South. Regional unbalances in Brazil are much bigger than in the US. The city has also crime issues. Despite their beaches, I wouldn't recommend to a foreigner. Quote:
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