![]() ![]() In fact, we purchased our property with two buildings on it for about half the price of our quinta in central Portugal-about $90,000. Here we discovered house prices are considerably lower than in the cities. But we’ve spotted moose, foxes, and wolves on our property, which lies across the road from a picturesque lake. We have yet to encounter a bear here-even though we live among the highest ursine population in all Sweden. Our only neighbors for miles in this heavily forested region are a Swedish family living here part time and a German man who raises chickens and employs a crew in the summer berry-picking season, when lingonberries and blueberries are in abundance. ![]() Instead, we chose the Ljusdal municipality of central Sweden, to live among locals, as we had done in Portugal. Real estate prices are similar, but the overall cost of living in Stockholm is roughly 30% higher than if you were to live in Lisbon.įor our Scandinavian adventure, we opted not to live in the city. Both have a cornucopia of cultural offerings, bars and restaurants, all kinds of shopping, and fine transportation systems. When we later met a friendly Swedish couple on vacation in the Algarve and began comparing countries, we decided to pull up stakes and check Sweden out.Īre you interested in retiring abroad? Yes | Not Sure YetĪs far as the capital cities are concerned, the combined metro and urban populations of Lisbon and Stockholm are comparable at about 3.5 million. Naturally, the few hours we had in Sweden barely gave us a hint of what it offers. While touring Copenhagen one day, we drove over the Öresund Bridge into Malmö (about a 15 minute drive). As any expat living abroad-especially in Europe-can tell you, easy and economical access to neighboring countries is a major plus.ĭuring our travels, we had only the briefest brush with Sweden. ![]() We lived in a variety of homes and regions, learned the language, and even became Portuguese citizens. Our expat journey started in 2012 when Keith and I moved to Portugal. ![]() But we see it all as part of the expat adventure. People often think my husband Keith and I were crazy to swap our sandals and life in sunny Portugal for snow boots and extreme winters in Sweden. ![]()
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