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by coldtea 1611 days ago
>2) you can’t really compare income across countries.

As a close by European whose been to France many times and have friends there, I can assure you 1000 euros a month doesn't by you much in France. Not sure if it corresponds exactly to $18-20K year, but it's not far.

That said, of course, being someone making 1K in France is better than 2K in the US -- regarding education, health, and several other aspects....