depending of which country is that what about that European country and Canada which one is better to live? as far as the economy, education and acess to healthcare and any goverment help?
The grass is always greener on the other side, or so the saying goes. Having lived and worked and paid lots of tax on both sides for a number of years, I can tell you that every country has it's trade-offs.
All economies in western Europe are, generally, doing quite well currently. Some countries, like in the UK, have introduced school fees for uni. Most offer access to health coverage, and "government help" but none of it–I repeat *none of it*– is free. We pay very dearly through some of the highest taxes in the world–on income, on cars, 25% on all goods and services, it seems to never end. On top of that, costs of living are highest in the world in many countries of western Europe–especially northern countries. (Switzerland is notably not on a socialized system of health care, and is tied with Norway and Iceland for highest costs of living in Europe, btw; they depend on a system of private insurers through employers, much like in the US).
Bear in mind that you must have a legal job offer, then work and residence permission approved by the country's Immigration Service before moving there. Companies will withhold taxes from Day 1. You will also need to learn language–if you somehow manage to get a job without language skills, which would be extremely unlikely unless you are highly skilled and in huge demand and can not be replaced by labour from the country, it's neighboring labor agreement countries (such as the Nordic labour agreement), then EU–in that order of preference.
Bottom line–you can't just show up in another country and expect the right to work and the right to any benefits. The process takes job search time, then 3-4 months visa approval (which could be a "no"), and all the while learning a language fluently in your spare time. Just a reality check.
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Portugal
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Germany, if you are okay with rain and snow.
Health care and help from the government if you are poor are excellent. Education is okay, nothing spectacular like in Denmark, but good enough. People are reserved but very nice once you get to know them
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Iceland, poland, and swedan. They were the top places to live in the world acording to a big group of nerdy people. But they took into account all of those factors
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I know Germany has a great economy
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France!
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The grass is always greener on the other side, or so the saying goes. Having lived and worked and paid lots of tax on both sides for a number of years, I can tell you that every country has it's trade-offs.
All economies in western Europe are, generally, doing quite well currently. Some countries, like in the UK, have introduced school fees for uni. Most offer access to health coverage, and "government help" but none of it–I repeat *none of it*– is free. We pay very dearly through some of the highest taxes in the world–on income, on cars, 25% on all goods and services, it seems to never end. On top of that, costs of living are highest in the world in many countries of western Europe–especially northern countries. (Switzerland is notably not on a socialized system of health care, and is tied with Norway and Iceland for highest costs of living in Europe, btw; they depend on a system of private insurers through employers, much like in the US).
Bear in mind that you must have a legal job offer, then work and residence permission approved by the country's Immigration Service before moving there. Companies will withhold taxes from Day 1. You will also need to learn language–if you somehow manage to get a job without language skills, which would be extremely unlikely unless you are highly skilled and in huge demand and can not be replaced by labour from the country, it's neighboring labor agreement countries (such as the Nordic labour agreement), then EU–in that order of preference.
Bottom line–you can't just show up in another country and expect the right to work and the right to any benefits. The process takes job search time, then 3-4 months visa approval (which could be a "no"), and all the while learning a language fluently in your spare time. Just a reality check.
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Finland would be my choice, it is relatively clean and peaceful here.
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