It very much depends on where you live. In Norway, you can "slave away" while paying the equivalent to a $1500/month rent on a small-to-medium apartment, or pa

It very much depends on where you live. In Norway, you can "slave away" while paying the equivalent to a $1500/month rent on a small-to-medium apartment, or pay down mortgage on a $400k "starter" apartment in the city. But if you're lucky, you can find a more rural job, where you only pay like $500/month rent, or could just buy a whole house for the same price that'll get you a small 1 bedroom apt in the city. There's a ton of variance in the prices here. But then again , larger cities = more jobs. Especially in tech.