Without going into numbers all I can say about US vs Europe: for people with low income,Europe is much much better. For middle class, it boils down to some diff

Without going into numbers all I can say about US vs Europe: for people with low income,Europe is much much better. For middle class, it boils down to some difficult choices( kids, education, leisure) and is probably equal. While upper middle class or highly paid professionals have it better in the US.