Munich is top 3 in most expensive German cities. Still, German city hubs are comparatively cheaper than those in other countries (e.g. Amsterdam, Paris, London,

Munich is top 3 in most expensive German cities. Still, German city hubs are comparatively cheaper than those in other countries (e.g. Amsterdam, Paris, London, Barcelona) and with 60k€ you're around top 30% in Germany. I post these statistics just to say that other western european countries arent better than Germany in these regards. Also, I don't agree with the assignment that the salaries are a joke; it's just that the inequality in salaries is not as big as in America or elsewhere. Yes, this means that highly qualified people don't earn gangbusters (well, you could if you go freelancer) but this works for as long as there's no (significant) brain drain to other countries, which probably there is not as Germans like Germany. So, what I'm saying is that the "low" salaries are in a way the price for Germany being a nice place to live in.