Free Info for Living Abroad

Welcome to the new Expat Wiki! Here we collect free information in English about your expat country.

Expatwiki's content is public domain, so feel free to use the content. (A link to expatwiki.org would be nice.)

We start and focus on Germany but feel free to start other countries as well.

Contents

Germany

• Apartments & Renting – How and where to rent an apartment or room in Germany
  • by Cities: Berlin
  • Cheap flats with a WBS – A Wohnberechtigungsschein (WBS) gives you access to subsidised cheap social housing
  • Schufa – When renting a flat, you nearly always need a Schufa-Auskunft
  • Free stuff (furniture and more) – Facebook groups and websites where people give things away for free
  • Electricity – List of Energy suppliers and how to order them
  • Gas – same for gas providers
  • Internet – Overview of DSL & cable internet providers
• Mobile telephony
  • Prepaid – List of SIM card offers without a contract
  • Data – List of offers with data plans
  • Free SIM cards – List of free SIM card offers
• Banking – Overview of German Bank Accounts
  • For Students – Special offers for students
  • Business Bank Accounts – For freelancers & companies
  • Credit cards (incl. free ones / without fees)
  • Savings Accounts
• Insurance
  • Health care – Overview of German Health insurance options (public + private)
• News – News & expat info about Germany in different languages
• Shopping
  • Online pharmacies – List comparing prices & shipping costs
• Travel
  • Rental
    • Electric Scooters in Berlin – List of operators with prices + discounts

Austria

• Banking Overview of Austrian Bank Accounts
  • Credit cards (incl. free ones / without fees)

Czechia

• Legal
  • Immigration – How to register after arrival
  • Alcohol in public Map of spots in Prague where you are not allowed to drink alcohol
• Apartments & Renting – How and where to rent an apartment or room in Czechia
  • Free stuff (furniture and more) – Facebook groups and websites where people give things away for free
• Mobile telephony
• Banking
  • Cash withdrawal – What to remember when withdrawing cash with a foreign card
  • Current accounts – Overview of accounts for private usage
• Social – Meetups & events for expats
  • Dating
• Shopping – Online shops & marketplaces
  • Food – Online food delivery services
• Work – Platforms and forums for job seekers
  • Freelance – How to register start freelancing / getting VAT ID etc.
• Travel
  • Public Transport
    • Prague – How to get a monthly & yearly pass
• Rent
  • Mopeds – Moped (scooters needing a driving license) sharing services
  • Scooters – Scooter (without driving license) sharing services
• News – News & expat info about Czechia in different languages