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[elliot_spencer]

Hi guys... currently in Italy.. bloody expensive... and am thinking of making the move to Istanbul... what's the min salary one needs to live there? Also, most jobs pay per hour.. is this the case or can you find schools paying a salary?

Thanks

[Ulysses]

I meant I earn three times my rent.













Hi
I am usually based in Italy but came here to Istanbul a month ago.i would say there is not a huge difference except thAT iSTANbul is more exciting than Rome o Milan..at the moment I am earniong three times my salary:in Italy, the same.The language schools here are as bad as in Italy.I suh�ggest bringing some strong currency if you have any and try to set up freelance.
Schools do give contract so do not just pay by the hour but they expect to "own " you and to step in at the drop of a hat or do weekends etc ect.Alright if you are a novice.A pure racket if you are not.
But the city is great and the social side is good too, and you can live more cheaply than in Italy if you keep away from the foreign supermarkets and so on.
Ask if you want any more info.
Ciao

[Ulysses]

sorry-I meant 3 times my rent