Oh, I’ve also lived in Geneva. Like Vienna it is terribly expensive. I remember a mid priced type restaurant....think TGI Fridays or something comparable had hamburgers that cost $27. This was 24 years ago! So that burger is probably over $50 today. Starting to get an idea as to how expensive things are?
I’ve been to Copenhagen and Zurich. Same deal. Expensive as hell. By this point Copenhagen is probably starting to get overrun with feral 3rd worlders. The Swiss were a lot more strict about who they let in so Zurich and Geneva are probably still OK.
If you want real livability in Europe try Budapest. It was easily my favorite city on that continent and I lived in Budapest twice. I’ve heard Prague is similarly nice. It sure looked nice when I visited 3-4 times. Everything in Eastern Europe is a lot more affordable, its still beautiful and they did not allow their countries to be invaded by hordes of military age males from the 3rd world who have no respect for the place.
Prague is great. I spent a couple of months there just before COVID. Reasonably affordable except for housing which is at a premium. Great transport system, lots of good beer, and many cuisines available at good prices.
30 years or so ago I made it a challenge to eat a “decent” meal in any one of the euro cities I traveled to for less than $30.... pizza and a coke were just about all you could do. Fish and chips down by the tracks in a local dive could be had as well. Pub grub in the UK was about the best meal you could get.
“If you want real livability in Europe try Budapest. It was easily my favorite city on that continent and I lived in Budapest twice. I’ve heard Prague is similarly nice.”
I totally agree with you. Been to both, Budapest and Prague. Liked them both. I favor Prague first, as Budapest still has parts of it that were soviet built housing that sucks. Need to be in the Old City part of Budapest, that I loved. Has lots of Art Nouveau architecture surprisingly from the turn of the century.
Prague has the Charles Bridge, and also lovely architecture that wasn’t bombed during WWII. Was in VIenna also, and I loved Vienna. Such history, and not that far from Hungary (the old Austro-Hungarian Empire). In fact I took my boat ride down the Danube in Budapest rather than Vienna. I’d go back to any of these 3 cities in a heartbeat.