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A good senior developer makes 70-90K in London (which is not even close to 80% of Bay Area), a place where a 2-bed flat cost 2K a month and nursery cost 1.5-2K.
by mmarq 4y ago
A good senior developer makes 70-90K in London (which is not even close to 80% of Bay Area), a place where a 2-bed flat cost 2K a month and nursery cost 1.5-2K. A junior dev making 50K in Berlin or Munich or Hamburg is much richer, let alone what’s going on in Zurich or Silicon Valley. Italians and Spaniards are better off going to Germany or the Netherlands.
Besides, London has a cultural life that’s not comparable to Paris, Rome or Berlin or even Hamburg (try to get a pint or a coffee at 2AM) and it’s hell if you are not wealthy (try to explain what a section 21 eviction is to a French or a German).
- dfadsadsf 4y agoYou have to compare apple to apple - eg Google/FB salary in Bay Area vs Google/FB salary in London. Skills of average engineer in Bay Area (due to magnet status of the area attracting best and brightest) is significantly above skills of average engineer in pretty much any other location and comp reflects it. For Google/FB difference in comp by location is there but not as dramatic as difference in average salary for all engineers per location may suggest. To enjoy social life in Paris, Rome, Berlin or Hamburg you need to speak local language (otherwise you just meet the same expats) which is not problem in London as everyone speaks English.