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Real estate is very expensive in CA. It has nothing to do with owning, rents are crazy expensive as well. As a side note, even in less expensive areas, US sal
by dudul 9y ago
Real estate is very expensive in CA. It has nothing to do with owning, rents are crazy expensive as well.
As a side note, even in less expensive areas, US salaries are way higher than European ones. I make probably 4 to 5 times what I would earn in Europe, but I also pay for more stuff that is usually almost "free" in Europe.
- k__ 9y agoLike? I know about health insurance, but what else?
- dudul 9y agoQuality food is more expensive, day care is very expensive too. It is also understood that you should build up your own retirement fund. Phones and internet access is very expensive compared to most european countries. And just to clarify, it's always weird to say "in Europe". We're talking about close to 30 countries that have big differences between each other. My XP is mostly with western and northern Europe. I have visited but never lived in eastern Europe for example.
- bpicolo 9y ago> Quality food is more expensive The United States (as a whole) spends less of a % of income on food than any other country
- dudul 9y agoquality was the keyword here. Yes people spend less on average, but the quality of what they buy is awful. I lived 20 years in various countries of the EU and 10 in the US. Based on my XP it is more expensive in the US to get the same quality that's it. I don't have data or fancy metrics to back it up, it's just my empirical observation :)
- k__ 9y agoYes, I read Walmart failed in Germany, because we simply expected food to be too damn cheap :)