Re:Ask HN: Earning 100k EUR in Berlin?
by leipert on Sunday December 20, 2020 @06:51PM
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The numbers for Germany seem weird, just checked for a single person without kids in Berlin and get 71k€ net.
Anyhow do not forget that these amounts buy you different things as well. I can only speak for Germany, but here the „tax“ also includes health insurance and other social securities. So if unemployment, a kid or sickness happens to that single person, they don’t need as much rainy days funds. Also a lot of things are cheaper in Germany, e.g. Housing, Groceries, etc. but you mention that already.
Anyhow do not forget that these amounts buy you different things as well. I can only speak for Germany, but here the „tax“ also includes health insurance and other social securities. So if unemployment, a kid or sickness happens to that single person, they don’t need as much rainy days funds. Also a lot of things are cheaper in Germany, e.g. Housing, Groceries, etc. but you mention that already.