> I'd wager that even after accounting for taxes, most Europeans have more money in their pocket than Americans working in the same field. Having worked in SF

> I'd wager that even after accounting for taxes, most Europeans have more money in their pocket than Americans working in the same field. Having worked in SF and Berlin... SF was definitely better paid overall and I made enough money to buy a nice apartment in Berlin, something which seems unachievable by working in Berlin all your life.