[jacquesm]

North of $70K is still a ways away from $100K+ and I'd love to see which companies we're talking about here because that's not the news that reaches me from Spain. Rather the opposite.

[pjerem]

70k in Europe is totally comparable to 100k in US though and is a pretty comfortable salary in Europe.

Even if life is a little more expensive in Europe, you don’t need as much emergency savings as in the US.

[908B64B197]

Tax system in Europe is also a lot more complicated with many loopholes.

In Belgium, almost every white collar job has a company car included, since it's much much cheaper than for an individual to buy one.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

> 70k in Europe is totally comparable to 100k in US

Where in the US? It's a massive country with a huge regional variation in cost of living.

[Nanana909]

The EU is also vast with huge variations. I think it’s a general, average comparison.

[throwaway6734]

I'm not sold on that over the long term. Many western European countries have rough economic outlooks due to their terrible demographics.

[hef19898]

Once you accept the fact that single income families don't afford real estate ownership, 70k is easily sufficient for a comfortable life. Again, assuming it is a double income household. It is so for the high price region in Southern Germany around Munich.