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by maxboone 843 days ago
Even when you put it next to the average (or better, modal) wages?
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Retric 843 days ago
Yea, though wages and rates vary enough it's worth looking at individual countries.

England is an outlier. Average wage works out to 44,252.67 USD (£34,963/year) vs US is at 70,248.63.

Average car insurance in England is 710.06 USD (£561/year) vs 2,545 USD in United States.

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tomrod 843 days ago
Yep. Median wage in Belgium is ~3.5k euro / month, equivalent to ~3.8k USD / month. Median US wage is ~4.9k/month, about 30% higher, certainly not 150% higher.
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orwin 843 days ago
Belgium is definitely an outlier. It's 2k after taxes and contribution in France (so like 2.9k/3.1k if you are working for the state or a private company)
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tomrod 843 days ago
The other comment thread walked through the UK example as well. American insurance is over priced.
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