[daghamm]

What is the rent for a two room apartment in New York vs Stockholm?

What is the real salary once you substract retirement funds and medical insurance?

[inglor_cz]

"What is the rent for a two room apartment in New York vs Stockholm?"

Those two cities aren't really in the same urban league. Compare Stockholm to, say, Miami or Austin.

[klingoff]

Is hurricane alley going to pay this wonderful 20k more and is it worth it to live there? I know Europeans who went there but not who stayed. Those are terrible places to actually work.

[nxm]

Factor in 7% or so goes into 401K, but its up to you - and medical insurance is usually largely covered by the employer.