I think you covered most stuff pretty well. > Much, much higher salaries - like 2-3x higher than Western Europe _before_ income tax! > Much larger houses for

I think you covered most stuff pretty well. > Much, much higher salaries - like 2-3x higher than Western Europe _before_ income tax! > Much larger houses for the price. i.e. you can have a big house with room for hobbies or children rather than just a small flat. But remember that in those parts of the US where people have those very high salaries, people seem to complain about not being able to afford to buy a house at all. Should be less of a problem nowadays with remote work though.