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In Norway all tax returns are public: http://skattelister.no/ http://skattelister.no/ In fact I just looked up an old high school classmate and was initially s
by rweba 16y ago
In Norway all tax returns are public: http://skattelister.no/ http://skattelister.no/
In fact I just looked up an old high school classmate and was initially surprised at how much she was making - until I realized 280,000 Kronor is only about 50,000 USD.
- michael_dorfman 16y agoFYI: 280.000 is a pretty poor salary in Norway. Gasoline here just topped $10/gal, if that gives you an idea of the cost-of-living-adjustment necessary. In other words, your friend is not living the life that a $50k salary in the US would buy (in terms of disposible income.) On the other hand, she gets 5 weeks of paid vacation a year, full health care, and a year's paid maternity leave with each child.
- InnocentB 16y agoGasoline prices aren't a good indicator of cost of living. They are a factor to be sure, but their prices are too overwhelmed by political policy (ie gasoline taxes) compared with other expenses, which introduces too much noise into the data.
- michael_dorfman 16y agoIt was just an example; food is equally expensive, and many consumer goods are roughly double the US equivalent price.