Post: #1

In a few months I’ll be moving to an Eastern European capital for work. I’m deciding on the best place to live. While my past inclination has been to live within walking distance of work, I think I’d now prefer to be in the center of the action, even though I’d have to commute more. Not even necessarily for night life, but just where a lot of cafes, bookstores, grocery stores are etc. There are a lot of opportunities for Day game! The city has some newer apartment buildings but they are further outside the city center. The older, commie block buildings (although renovated) in the center have much better logistics.

I’m wondering what you guys would recommend here. Obviously the initial inclination for guys on this forum will be to live in the city center, but keep in mind I will be working here for nearly two years. Moreover, Uber is cheap as hell and I can easily take a 10 minute ride into the center for $3. I’m also not concerned about prices as rent is affordable here.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Post: #2

Figure out how often you will go out and how often you will go to work, factor in time for each (if you go out at night with no traffic you're better off with that commute). I would pick whichever one gives you less travel time overall. The less amount of time you spend in an uber the better.

Post: #3

What are your options? I would live in Budapest given the choice by a mile, then of the ones I’ve visited, probably Tallinn, Vilnius, Warsaw, Bucharest, Moscow, Prague, Bratislava, Riga in that order

It would also depend on how much I would be earning and whether that varies depending on the city I pick or stays the same