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Re:Burnoutindex.org by nly on Thursday February 13, 2020 @02:15PM (#22320487)
€80K in the Netherlands puts you in the top 1.5% of household income[0]

That said, it's possible to be in the top few % in a major metropolis anywhere in the world and still feel 'average' simply because the cost of living is so great and you're spending >50% of your income on housing.

[0] https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/visualisaties/income-distribution

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Re:Burnoutindex.org by leto_ii on Thursday February 13, 2020 @02:20PM (#22320531)
I'm not really saying that 80k is a little - it's not. It's more than fair - just not a shitload.

Note however that the chart shows disposable income, which I'm pretty sure is the one after tax. 80k gross is more like 48k after tax.

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