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Your standard of living might be comparable. Your retirement is taken care of, you have a reasonable amount of vacation, you have better job security, your health care, in most European countries, has much less hassle, and your property costs are lower.

I am seriously considering a move if my husband can find an academic job over there. The retirement won't be a great lure (fewer years in the system) but we almost have enough to coast from here, so it's about the rest.