Yeah I don't really care about money as long as I have enough to live. Work life balance is much more important.

Also, in countries with high wages, expenses like rent are also much higher. Except for goods that are roughly the same everywhere.

I live in a low wage country in Europe but I don't have nor need a car (I hate driving). That helps a lot as it's a huge money sink for fuel, parking, maintenance and insurance. I have unlimited public transport for 20€ per month.

But yeah we have US employees too

That sounds great. In which country is that?

Spain.

Oh and healthcare is also free here.

I know the Spanish healthcare is free(I'm from Europe) but isn't the jobs market in Spain also not that great? Except maybe in Barcelona or Madrid where CoL is as much as northern Europe but at lower wages? At least that's what I heard from the Spanish expats who left.

It's ok, although a lot of international corporations are clamping down now due to the trump tariffs crap and uncertainty surrounding that. The one I work for pulled all job offers, and Meta closed down their entire moderation center in Barcelona. Also because they suddenly think moderation is 'woke', ignoring that it is required in Europe.

Cost of living in Barcelona is nowhere near that of say Amsterdam. But I don't live in Spain for the money. I live here for quality of life.

thanks. Which city do you recommend?

Out of those two, Barcelona. The climate is milder and there's the sea.

There's other big coastal cities like Valencia but they lack the international employers.