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Is that scaled to cost of living?

This. I moved from SF to Berlin accepting a 40% paycut. My standard of living in Germany was probably 2.5x compared to California.

However, I decided to go back to San Francisco. There is definitely much more interesting work in Silicon Valley, at least in my field. This may change over time but I am not holding my breath.

Makes you reconsider what quality of living really means.

Different people have different priorities. EU may be a better fit for some, while SV is for others.

Here's the thing with pay scaled to cost of living, it means things like pension contributions, ability to save, any property you purchase, are also scaled. There's a reason so many people flock to expensive cities early in their careers.

Very early stage startups might be able to move around Europe for a short period for cheap rents, you're going to be much less able to recruit staff (i.e. non-founders) to move from the West to Slovakia (as mentioned) to work for Slovakian wages.

Staff should be compensate based on the value of they provide rather than their living standard needs.

So, based on having -1 points on my comment, I can summarise your thoughts: employee compensation should be based on the living standard they needs, rather than the value they create. In sarcastic way: to max out your next a payrise, move to the most expensive city and buy a Pagani. That's an odd thought.

No, not by a long shot.

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