Re:Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers
by rmah on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:07AM
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50 sq m is 500 sq ft, which is considered very small in most of the US and on the small end even in NYC. It's just slightly larger than a mobile home.
Re:Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers
by balfirevic on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:14AM
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That's interesting. It is considered a very decent size for a single person or even a couple where I live (Croatia).
But then again, I grew up in a family of five in a 45 square meter apartment.
Re:Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers
by kotojo on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:29AM
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Looking at places around me (Atlanta, Ga, USA), the second I filter down to < 750 sqft for any 1 bedroom apartment or condo on redfin.com I am left with about 5% of the search results. The average size seems to be about 900 sqft. Before buying a house most places I rented were also around that size, and my house 2200 sqft (204 sq m) with 3 bedrooms.
So... A little bit cheaper apartment combined with a salary that is half or third (from what I read, I don't live there) of what you can get in Bay Area. WTF is this article trying to say?
Edit: And of course, not to even mention that living in $8000 apartment on $200 000 salary is much better than living in $4000 apartment on $100 000 salary.