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Re:I am done. I give up by pavlov on Friday December 23, 2022 @03:06PM (#34110037)
I recently moved back to Finland after a couple of years in New York, and I strongly disagree with this:

> “high cost of living (like living in NYC/SF but without all the opportunities)”

My fixed monthly expenses were over 3x higher in Manhattan than in Helsinki. Housing, child care, etc.

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Re:I am done. I give up by xboxnolifes on Friday December 23, 2022 @03:21PM (#34110188)
Were the local salaries 3x higher in Manhattan?
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Re:I am done. I give up by pembrook on Friday December 23, 2022 @04:42PM (#34110917)
In my experience, yes.
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