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I don't know how expensive Sweeden is, but that $200k salary generally comes with rent of $2000-$3000 for a small one bedroom. Large swaths of Silicon Valley have average home prices well over $1 million USD.

And the tech sector here has excellent benefits relative to non-tech, but they still probably don't even come close to your country. 3-4 weeks paid vacation a year plus a few national holidays, 6-8 weeks paid parental leave. There are outliers that offer more, but generally aren't common.



Yes that was my point. Just move to Swedens largest city, Stockholm, and cost of living goes up significantly. But nowhere near the 200k/year salary range.

Yet here I have what is called the Øresund region, with Copenhagen across the bridge. So I still much prefer to live down here.




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