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Pro tip: when you check anything about the US skip the average and go for the median, it's completely skewed by the top 5%

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/median-in...

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1. This also applies to Sweden

2. Even by median income US is higher than Sweden and even after adjusting for PPP, so you can use cost of living. US looks better after addressing your concerns.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_income

What is the rent for a two room apartment in New York vs Stockholm?

What is the real salary once you substract retirement funds and medical insurance?

Factor in 7% or so goes into 401K, but its up to you - and medical insurance is usually largely covered by the employer.

"What is the rent for a two room apartment in New York vs Stockholm?"

Those two cities aren't really in the same urban league. Compare Stockholm to, say, Miami or Austin.

Is hurricane alley going to pay this wonderful 20k more and is it worth it to live there? I know Europeans who went there but not who stayed. Those are terrible places to actually work.

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