But not compared to FAANG in the West Coast part of the US. I looked at coming back, but it turned out that I am leaving 2/3 of my income on the table. Even with the cost of living differences this was not justifiable. France or Belgium were not better either. Europe has an underappreciation of engineers overall. The differences in the disposable income are staggering.
Yes, nothing compares to USA. I’ve lived in USA and I would gladly live there again but I have a large family here that I am very fond of and it’s not a option for me.
Still for developers in central and Eastern Europe Western Europe doesn’t make sense financially. You make same amount of money and everything is cheaper.