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I intentionally used the literal average.

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/...

I am not arguing that this is or isn't a lot of money. For the record, I think that it is a lot of money. It's just not enough money to live OP's lifestyle in the US.

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It's not enough money to live OP's lifestyle in the bay area. SLC was given as just one example of a city where it is.

SLC is not a nice, dense urban city in the way that Berlin is. It thus would not provide OP's lifestyle at any level of income.

It is disingenuous to equate the two.

Name ANYWHERE like Berlin. Surely that's the question? You can't swap Berlin for anywhere, surely? It is majorly disingenuous to choose Berlin, or Rome, or London, Or Paris, or Tokyo and ask for a similar place. There is NOWHERE like these cities. There can't be. That is their unique charm.

Cool - Houston, then.

Is that supposed to be a joke? Houston has a similar lifestyle to Berlin?

Mid-size city, similar size and population, more affordable. Living in the city and owning your own home there with one job is completely doable, as is childcare.

Usually 'lifestyle' in the context of affordability is used to describe a set of activities that cost a certain amount. Like eating out, going to the movies, having multiple cars, etc.

Houston is probably one of the least walkable cities in existence. It is nothing like Berlin.

It is also disingenuous to conveniently omit the fact that Berlin, as a major German city, enjoys economic benefits gained at the expense of other EU member countries. There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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