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Re:468 Capital raises $400M to back European startups by dagw on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @07:11AM (#30161492)
way less commute expenses

I doubt that, or at least it is very dependent on where you live. Both cars, gas and parking (as most employers in the US seem to offer free parking for employees) is generally much cheaper in the US. And while most places in Europe have (more or less) working public transport it is quite expensive. In the US I've used public transport in New York City, Chicago and Washington DC and they all had significantly cheaper public transport than here in Sweden for example.

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Re:468 Capital raises $400M to back European startups by Jensson on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @11:16AM (#30164565)
> In the US I've used public transport in New York City, Chicago and Washington DC and they all had significantly cheaper public transport than here in Sweden for example.

This doesn't seem to be true. A 30 day commuter pass in New York costs $127. https://new.mta.info/fares

In stockholm a similar pass costs 970 SEK, or about $100.

https://mitt.sl.se/sv/kop-biljett/#/periodbiljett

So public transit seems to be significantly cheaper in Stockholm than New York at least.

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