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As a German this article was particularly illuminating how much better Americans live. At $50k the "reasonable $1250 apartment" isn't 30% of my pay, it is HALF
by tsss 3y ago
As a German this article was particularly illuminating how much better Americans live. At $50k the "reasonable $1250 apartment" isn't 30% of my pay, it is HALF of my net income. A "very small" apartment in Germany isn't 900 sqft, more like 400 sqft or less. I can tell you in all my life of countless apartment inspections I've never seen one with a shared pool and this looks pretty modern, probably comes with a private parking space as well. My apartment building is from 1960 and has no walls that are square.
- inglor_cz 3y agoExpect for a few very crowded megacities, Americans have a lot more physical space to expand into. Hence the huge lots and homes. Western Europe is a lot more crowded, with the extremes (like SE England) comparable to Bangladesh in population density. The American excess of space has some negatives, too, like endless sprawl and long commutes.