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I care about income as a proxy for quality of life, not as an end in itself. For me, the quality of life I get in Europe for X salary is better than what I woul
by andrepd 2y ago
I care about income as a proxy for quality of life, not as an end in itself. For me, the quality of life I get in Europe for X salary is better than what I would get in the USA for 1.5X salary. Ymmv
- rootusrootus 2y agoI agree, YMMV. But the average software dev salary in western Europe is half what it is in the US. The guy in the US can buy better insurance than what is provided through taxes in Europe, and still have way more money to invest in their future and increase their quality of life.
- fragmede 2y agoIf, when it comes times to retire, and your Us counterpart has $1,500,000 to your $1,000,000 to retire on, that extra $500,000 seems material.