throwaway494949

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   by throwaway494949 8y ago

   True. A common starting salary in Stockholm is $50K ($37K), with that you can afford a nice and central apartment (~$20K without a mortgage, otherwise [potentially much, of course] lower). Note that you don't rent apartments, you buy t
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   by throwaway494949 8y ago

   $72K is about $50K post tax (including one month of paid vacation). $72K is also a lower bound: I often see positions for ~95K-100K. And if you work as a contractor, ~$160K. The national median wage is ~$35K ($27K post tax) afaik, and peopl
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   by throwaway494949 8y ago

   The first two ones aren't much worse than London (actually -- it seems Stockholm gets more sun on average per year: http://svemet.org/stocompare.htm ). The property market isn't a problem if you make this much; als
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   by throwaway494949 8y ago

   Maybe, but what's the cost of living in Switzerland? And is it easy to get a job for someone only speaking English? And don't you have to pay for your own healthcare?
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   by throwaway494949 8y ago

   If you're a senior software engineer, come to Sweden. You'll at least get 6000 usd/month as an employee. Management usually has a background in tech, you get lots of vacation, parental leave, etc. You're not expected to