Overview
- Alex Ahom says he moved from London to Hamburg ten years ago with his wife and three children because UK living costs were high and opportunities felt limited.
- He reports paying about half his former London rent for a house in a desirable Hamburg neighborhood.
- He claims it is typical to see a doctor within a day or two in Germany and says family members in the UK faced waits of up to two years for surgery.
- He says everyday costs are lower, citing bread under one euro and water at around 30p, which he says has enabled two cars and regular holidays.
- He describes feeling safer in Germany and notes cultural adjustments such as more formal workplaces and blunt social norms, and he believes more Britons are leaving the UK over dissatisfaction with government, Brexit and immigration.