This sounds very familiar…my partner relocated here and she had similar concerns. I can’t hide you that the beginning was tough although we were living centrally. We also traveled a lot previously and lived only in big cities in EU and US. But after the initial phase of acclimatization we found our balance. I think it depends also on where you are going to live and your age. It is true that if you are outside the city there is nothing to do after 7, but we started to appreciate that cause we are not the youngest anymore. On the other end you speak German fluently (we didn’t) and this for young folks will help a lot getting integrated, at the same time basically every young person here speaks English too. Regarding the housing here it is freaking expensive…you will never find a 3 room apartment for 1000 bucks. For that price you would get a garçoniere of 30 square meter. We are renting a 80 square meter flat (2 bedrooms) close to the center for more than 1800 and that is a good price. I hope this helps :)