Re:Ask HN: How are salaries for senior devs in Berlin at the...
by dathinab on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @08:42PM
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Taxes are low, but other living costs are not, and can go absurdly high (from a German point of few).
E.g. as a employee people often include taxes and other side costs including rent insurance and health insurance into one blob. On the other hand in the US health insurance is often more costly and covers less.
So just running into some non trivial but not to big health issues can easily make the average cost of living over time worse then in Germany.
But without question the "cost for what you get" value isn't the best in Germany, some EU countries have better ratios, e.g. similar cost but a better health system.
E.g. as a employee people often include taxes and other side costs including rent insurance and health insurance into one blob. On the other hand in the US health insurance is often more costly and covers less.
So just running into some non trivial but not to big health issues can easily make the average cost of living over time worse then in Germany.
But without question the "cost for what you get" value isn't the best in Germany, some EU countries have better ratios, e.g. similar cost but a better health system.