Living expenses in Germany vs USA

Average wage in America: 80k USD Average wage in Germany: 5 dollars

Salty MAGA cultists and Dubai-loving crypto bros in the replies. I love Americans and American culture, though. Nothing will ever change that.

That’s awesome. Now do the taxes

Childcare in Germany is different from city to city and the rate depends on how much the parents earn.

I think this is the same in most European countries.

Foreign students want to get their graduate degrees from American schools so there's that.

This statement will age like milk.

They may be prevented from coming but they want graduate degrees from ....take your pick... Stanford, Cal-Tech Poly, Berkley, Harvard, Princeton, University of Chicago, NYU, etc.

Incidentally, all of them are in blue states.

That's great. I support those Blue states. You're sharp, P. A keen insight into American culture.

Now add the Taxes that including VAT, are often over 60 to 70%.

We’re not the birthplace of Nazis at least

Yet it's you who seem to want to keep its legacy alive.

Hypocrite

But how many billionaires does germany have compared to the US?

Germany missing all that trickle-down billionaire money.

We pay to defend Germany. It doesn’t pay enough to do that.

now do salary and after tax take home pay...

average german salary after tax is $32-34k... US is $59k

I ❤️ living in Europe 😀👍 ... and the best - no weapons cult - no daily school shootings 🤔

Average pay in Germany? ~50k Tax rate? 40% Take home? 30,000 Wait to see the doctor? 2 years But hey you got that 1.50 ice cream scoop

@Gaynor_PE

Happy to have been Europe’s security backstop for decades through NATO, while countries like Germany consistently underspent relative to the 2% target and redirected resources elsewhere. That tradeoff makes lower consumer prices and social welfare programs a lot easier to sustain. Also worth recalling how concerns over Nord Stream 2 were dismissed, deepening dependence on Russian energy and weakening deterrence ahead of the Ukraine war. A series of confident decisions with predictable consequences.

Charging for public bathrooms is hilarious. Ultimate sign of a failing society. “If we make them free vagrants take them over.” Also, is it fair to do these without prefacing “Germany is 42% income tax, before any other taxes, if you make just 65K annually.” Joining a Church will add an additional 8-10% tax sometimes. You can easily approach 70-75% income taxation before you spend with lower average incomes. I think in 2024 they managed to enter a recession.

As an American I no longer believe the brainwashing of my youth. The USA is not the greatest country to live in. A relative and friend became the working homeless. Both suffered mental breaks due to living expenses. Hard working people I know are barely making it..

A software engineer in Europe makes like $60k

You forgot to add Taxes Germany's Childcare *Alone Income tax rates in Germany range from 14% to 45% based on total income. If a parent pays €4,800 in childcare expenses: If they fall into a 30% tax bracket, tax savings= €1,440 (30% of €4,800). If in a 20% tax bracket, savings= €960 (20% of €4,800). Individual €40,000 annual income: effective tax rate is 24%

Everything is cheap here in Germany. I only have to give like 70 percent of my income to the government -.-

Fairytales about free Healthcare. Check your payroll, you pay for it all. Our German social system is one of the most inefficient and most expensive in the world. You spend most of your paycheck on a collapsing, unfair system. You just dont see costs for treatments.

no way a seasonal ticker for bayern munchen costs €300

Now you know that Germany is in stagnation

we're ganna stop being your military enjoy

I dont know where in germany the lady lives, but must be another germany 😂

Lmao the porgapanda is through the roof

We should have paid restrooms in the US

groceries 300 euros per person in Germany is such a bs nobody pays that much

The median American also earns a lot more than the median German. These numbers are from 2021 and the gap has only grown bigger as the European economy has stagnated.

US expense blow my mind

Until you know the income & income tax differences

month of groceries 300 eur, lol

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