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However, the issue lies in the absolute amounts. In France, the median (monthy) is 2340€, but in Portugal it is 1039€.
When you are taxed in relative terms this amounts to quite a big difference when comparing what both government get from their citizens.
I concur that France's cost of living is higher and that I'm wayyyy oversimplifying it.
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However, the issue lies in the absolute amounts. In France, the median (monthy) is 2340€, but in Portugal it is 1039€.
When you are taxed in relative terms this amounts to quite a big difference when comparing what both government get from their citizens.
I concur that France's cost of living is higher and that I'm wayyyy oversimplifying it.