Especially the school system, transportation, healthcare, and housing require much higher expenses in the U.S. than in Europe for a comparable standard and secu

Especially the school system, transportation, healthcare, and housing require much higher expenses in the U.S. than in Europe for a comparable standard and security of living, to the point where it may consume all of the extra salary. If you don't have kids that need a school or daycare (or have the luck to live in one of the few areas with good public schools), that alone may be a 5 digit difference.