[Aeolun]

I loved living in NL (am Dutch), and would love to move back there, but financially it just doesn’t make sense.

Found it really hard to explain to my wife that:

Salary will decrease, cost of living will go up, income taxes will go up, VAT will also go up, QOL will stay roughly the same.

The only thing that I think is significantly better (and cheaper!) is the education.

Edit: And the beer.

[fundad]

QOL staying the same is quite attractive.

Out of curiosity, how many millions of dollars-equivalent does it cost to buy heath insurance in retirement?

Isn’t that more attractive than what you need in the states?

[yunohn]

> QOL staying the same is quite attractive.

I can’t speak for the OP, but usually QoL refers to essential things like housing, food, education, etc. Outside of that, the average Dutchie has very little disposable income.

This means that the extra money they make in the USA, is still quite useful since you can spend it on all the other stuff that gives you joy in life.

[fundad]

Rising costs for housing, food and education is a huge problem in the US

[Rebelgecko]

What do Medicare supplements cost, like $100-$500/month? If health insurance is your primary reason to leave the US, it might make sense to spend years working in a job that offers health insurance after you retire, or moving to a lower COL area within the US (medical costs in rural Texas are drastically cheaper than San Francisco, for example)

[fundad]

Medicare 20 or more years from now? The eligibility age will be raised by 100 years before we know it.

[Aeolun]

I live in Japan, health insurance is quite good ;)