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Those ads you see for "junior expats" in Portugal are, for the most part, for BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) companies鈥攅ssentially, large contact centre hubs (call centres).

Many young people use these offers with everything paid for, stay for 6 months or a year to get to know the country and culture, and then look for something better in their actual field of study once they have their documents and are settled.

The pay is modest. Usually, around 鈧�1,100 to 鈧�1,700 gross (plus a food allowance). If accommodation isn't included, this amount is very tight for living comfortably in Lisbon. The call centre environment can be very rigid, with tight performance metrics and repetitive tasks.

@JohnnyPT

鈧�1,100 to 鈧�1,700 wow that would be very tight, no partying then

Many of these agencies offer a room in a shared apartment with other colleagues. In a rental market as tough as Lisbon or Porto, this is a huge benefit. People will be working and living with others in the exact same situation, which makes building an immediate social circle very easy, with people from a wide range of countries. They make many parties and social events, so this won't be a problem...

While I have never tried one of these packages, I assume they are like all of these packages offered worldwide. They are based upon a hype around a destination and the desire of mostly young people to get there. The other side has the desire to recruit as cheap HR as possible.

Other than Portugal, the destinations Australia and New Zealand come to mind for these packages.

I am not critical about any of this. One should just be aware.

@JohnnyPT

I'm Portuguese, borne and raised in Lisbon, and I can say that arranging accommodation here, at this time, for 1100鈧� is becoming next to impossible.

From Covid to date, Lisbon is being recognized as the European city that suffered the biggest rent price boom, and that affected the country as a whole. Nowadays 1100鈧� buys you rent for a one single room apartment if you make some extended search and are willing to stay off the most interesting areas on the city.

and are willing to stay off the most interesting areas on the city. - @nelsonalexandre

Yes, I know that. The problem is that prices are based on supply and demand. And not everyone can live in the most interesting areas of the city... that's how it is in Lisbon and in every city in the world...

eg. Not all Londoners can live in Mayfair, Belgravia, Knightsbridge or overlooking Hyde Park or St James Park ... very interesting areas indeed...

@JohnnyPTI'm Portuguese, borne and raised in Lisbon, and I can say that arranging accommodation here, at this time, for 1100鈧� is becoming next to impossible.From Covid to date, Lisbon is being recognized as the European city that suffered the biggest rent price boom, and that affected the country as a whole. Nowadays 1100鈧� buys you rent for a one single room apartment if you make some extended search and are willing to stay off the most interesting areas on the city. - @nelsonalexandre

In London, the most expensive rooms to rent are concentrated in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster, where average monthly rents for 1-bedroom units exceed 拢3,400.

1. Kensington and Chelsea: 拢3,640鈥撀�3,651 per month.
2. City of Westminster: 拢3,155鈥撀�3,251 per month.
3. Camden: 拢2,672鈥撀�2,804 per month.
4. Hammersmith and Fulham: 拢2,619鈥撀�2,759 per month.
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The cheapest rooms to rent in London are typically found in outer boroughs like Bexley, Barking and Dagenham, and Havering, where average monthly room rents range from 拢740 to 拢820. The average 1-bedroom flat in these areas exceeds 拢1,200.

The above doesn't really matter for the topic. Rent is very high in many places around the globe. Relocation packages should (and often do) consider this. Is it financially with taking up one of these packages? I guess it depends on the purpose. I think it is good for younger people who have some career time to waste and who want to see the world.

The above doesn't really matter for the topic. Rent is very high in many places around the globe. Relocation packages should (and often do) consider this. Is it financially with taking up one of these packages? I guess it depends on the purpose. I think it is good for younger people who have some career time to waste and who want to see the world. - @TGCampo

The fact is, London is pretty much the most expensive capital in Europe.