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Interesting because income and location wise I am in the same boat but there is no way in hell I will ever own a house. So my assumption is you likely have a pa

• pjerem 2y ago
  To be fully transparent, I do have a partner but she doesn’t earn as much as me, she earns less than 2k€/month. You are right to make the point that I couldn’t afford this lifestyle if I were alone without a family. Though I’d have very few interest in owning a 120m2 family house in this case, I’d probably live in a way cheaper apartment. I think being alone in the French countryside would be pretty boring, unless you are lucky enough to be near your friends and family. Also, my point was absolutely not to compare European vs American lifestyle, saying which is better or going into the details, I just wanted to stress that comparing comfort of life by comparing revenue is not possible. It’s way more complex than "European earns less but don’t have to pay for healthcare".