[rmellow]

As someone in tech who chose to grow their career in Canada instead of the US (where I could easily make double), I very much appreciate your comment.

I still haven't discarded the possibility to move to Europe, as there are aspects of the lifestyle here that I have a hard time getting used to. Comes to mind: the high amount of drug users and mentally ill people screaming on the streets, completely ignored by the state.

Are there any metrics for quality of life that take into account happiness?

[kstenerud]

Hmm, this site might help: https://www.theearthawaits.com/

Generally, you want to live in a place with a low disparity between rich and poor. They'll usually have lower crime, lower social problems, better maintained infrastructure, lower corruption, better culture. Scandinavia is probably the best you can get, if you don't mind the cold ;-)