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Greener RelocationWe help you choose a country and city where you’ll feel at home

We match and compare countries and cities to your goals, means and preferences. We sort out residency with you and help you plan your move.

since 2020when Greener was founded
150+cities worldwide in our comparison database
34%of our clients come recommended by friends
450+clients we’ve helped choose a place to live
Vasily Yurenkov, founder of Greener Relocation
People choose a car more carefully than the country they’re going to live in.Vasily Yurenkov, founder of Greener Relocation
Founder

Greener started with one observation

Vasily Yurenkov used to help investors and senior executives make decisions worth millions. He noticed that even experienced people chose the country they’d live in based on rumors and other people’s stories. That’s how the Greener method was born: choosing where to live with the same data and rigor as a major business decision. Today Vasily works alongside a team of consultants and analysts.

Vasily Yurenkovfounder of Greener Relocation
Finance and strategy
Renaissance Capital, Otkritie Bank, a multi-family office
Teaching
8 years at HSE University: world economy, strategy, data analysis, international trade
Life abroad
Italy, Germany, the Netherlands
Greener Relocation
6 years of advising clients on moving abroad
Why it’s hard

The relocation triangle

Everyone who moves abroad has to answer three questions: what you’ll live on, what gives you the right to stay, and where exactly to go. The catch is that they’re all connected. Change your answer to one, and you’ll have to rethink the other two.

That’s why we look at all three sides together, with you and your criteria in the middle.

Say you go for a residence permit for remote workers: it narrows down your list of countries and sets a minimum income. One decision pulls the other two along with it.
How we work

We choose countries and cities the way you’d assess an investment

The Greener method grew out of Vasily’s background in investment and strategy. It has three parts, and together they answer the question “where should I live?” for you specifically.

CRITERIAYour wishes, means and limits

We work out what you really want, what worries you and where you’re willing to compromise.

DATACountries and cities compared on data

Our database covers 600+ parameters across 150+ cities, from climate and taxes to mindset and healthcare.

PRACTICALITIESDocuments, passports, finances and a plan

We look at your situation as a whole, including the residency routes open to you.

RESULTA place where you’ll feel at home

Socially, professionally, culturally and practically.

  1. 01Define your criteria
  2. 02Analyze the data
  3. 03Weigh what matters
  4. 04Build a plan

This is how Express Matching, Matching and Comparison work. See what the final report looks like.

Sample report →
Data

We measure what public statistics miss

Anyone can look up sunshine hours and tax rates. It’s much harder to know what life in a particular city will really cost and how well its values will suit you. That’s what we work out.

600+parameters in our database across 150+ cities worldwide

You decide which of them matter.

What we look at when choosing a country and city
climateurban environmenthealthcarelanguagemindsetcost of livinghousing affordabilitysafetysalaries in your fieldtax ratesgrounds for a residence permittime to citizenshipdual citizenshiprule of lawattitudes to women and minoritiesvalues and mindsetquality of healthcareaccess to healthcarecrime safetypublic transportair qualitywater qualitywalkabilitystartup ecosystemfood scenecultural life

and hundreds more

Principles

What you can expect from us

A few rules we follow with every client.

  1. 01

    We don’t play favorites with countries

    We don’t sell particular countries, cities or residency routes. First we work out what matters to you, then we match it against the data.

  2. 02

    We work with couples and families

    If you’re moving as a couple, come together. Every format includes a review of your residency options and answers to your questions.

  3. 03

    The results are yours to keep

    Everything we arrive at in our sessions goes into a clear document. You can come back to it when you start preparing for the move.

Reviews

What our clients say

I asked for help choosing a city and country that matched my preferences. Researching all of this at that level on my own could have taken ages, not to mention the stress. Before the consultation, I didn’t know much about Portugal, and what I’d heard at the time wasn’t very good: many people said the country was poor and shabby. It’s now been a year and a half since I moved to Lisbon. The parameters we discussed in the session with Vasily turned out to match reality quite well, so I’m very happy with the move! I definitely want to spend my old age here.
Kseniya LebedevaProduct manager, facilitator
I asked Vasily for an in-depth comparison of the relocation options I had in mind and for suggestions of any relevant places I might have missed. After an hour-long interview, he put together my personal shortlist of locations, including places I hadn’t considered. His report laid out the trade-offs of choosing one city over another. A thorough follow-up conversation cleared up all my questions about residence permits, dual citizenship and other challenges a new expat might face.
Lana KipnisAgile coach
I had a choice of a few cities around the world for an intracompany relocation and needed to weigh the pros and cons of each. Greener Relocation did precisely that. They have their own methodology and know all the necessary data sources. The follow-up consultation proved quite useful, too.
Alexey PonomarevEngagement manager, McKinsey & Company
Working with Greener Relocation turned out to be a unique opportunity for my partner and me to discuss what really matters to us in a place to live. The well-formulated, carefully calibrated questions helped a lot. Having to rate the importance of different parameters by spreading a fixed number of points across them made us reflect together on what is truly crucial for us and what is secondary. It brought us closer to consciously choosing where we want to live and why. The meetings were also very useful: we could ask about different cities and hear about the difficulties other people face when moving to another country. This kind of analysis really helps you think about relocation in a structured way and picture the changes ahead.
Liza ChernenkoPostgraduate student at Oxford
Greener Relocation helped me in two ways. First, they cured my tunnel vision: I was considering very few locations. Second, their comparison goes way beyond stereotypes and individual stories into the data. They also gave me a structured way to think about relocation. I wish their packages included more on job markets, but even without it, it’s worth the money.
Name withheldStrategy consultant
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Where to start on your own

Not ready for a consultation yet? Start with these.

Telegram bot · freeFind your countries with our Telegram bot

Matches countries to your lifestyle (sunny days, cost of living, safety, healthcare, food and transport) and to your mindset: attitudes to women, religion, political system, trust in others.

Open the bot Sample report · freeSee what our final report looks like

A real example of what clients get: a personal ranking of cities and an in-depth comparison of the top three, with the trade-offs of each.

Open the report Podcast · videoHow to choose the best country for your move abroadExpat Focus Podcast, with Vasily Yurenkov

How to get clear on your real reasons for moving, draw up a shortlist of countries and test it against reality.

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