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That's very easy to explain. Vancouver property is absurdly expensive, I would never own a home there - a flat at best. Arguably, I'd make the same money running my company if I live there or here, and the same money simply goes further here. By the standards here I'm quite wealthy - and thus have a much better lifestyle then I would in Canada despite the various downsides of Poland.

That being said, the area around Krakow is the smoggiest part of Poland, most of the country really isn't that depressing.

Those properties you are looking at, you need to remember that:
- Living in some rural villages further from major cities, you will not have good internet access, you might be stuck with some mobile-network internet and get 2mbits.
- You will stand out like a sore thumb
- Renovating those places in italy will cost much more then in PL or UA because of the labour costs (unless you plan to lay tiles/electric/etc yourself)
- You will have more problems with language barrier, even ordering a stupid garbage container for your renovations might be a problem if the company doesn't speak english.

I would suggest staying in Poland but get out of Krakow. I highly recommend where I am, or check out a place here called Sobótka about 30km from here. Mountain city, fiber to most of the houses/apartments, and overall really nice/not depressing.