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I was asking about this line from the linked post:

> Yes, I am simplifying but, most people in the UK on £100k a year will have a lifestyle similar to, if not better than, most people in the US living on US$200k a year.



Oops somehow skipped that paragraph, yeah that's nonsense. Unless you're comparing SF to small town UK or something


I have an example from elsewhere in Europe.

115k a year in my country (~90k after all taxes), in the suburb of a city with 100k population, gets you the following: mortgage payments for a nice 4 bedroom house, payments for a luxury car, fuel, all necessities like electricity, internet, heating, water, food, etc. After covering all living costs, you will have around 60k of free money left over. Basic necessities like healthcare and education are taken care of by taxes.

Would the left over amount be similar in the US from 115k near a similarly sized city?


> Would the left over amount be similar in the US from 115k near a similarly sized city?

In a city where you actually find jobs as developer for 230k a year - no.




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