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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?

"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.

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

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