my gross salary in bayern was 3/4 of my salary in seattle.
quality of life was far higher in bayern.
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quality of life was far higher in bayern.
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our brand new almost passivhaus 3 BR maisonette in a 4-plex was 1/3 rent of townhouse in seattle.
daycare was 1/12th cost v. seattle
dining out w/ tip and drinks was half as much or less.
travel: cheap, green and easy v. seattle
daycare was 1/12th cost v. seattle
dining out w/ tip and drinks was half as much or less.
travel: cheap, green and easy v. seattle
can't take a train to go skiing in seattle. hell you can barely take a train to get to vancouver BC. and it's slow, very infrequent and sometimes cancelled.
lots of skiers on train to/from garmisch.
lots of skiers on train to/from garmisch.
can't walk around with a beer in seattle. can't legally have wine in the park.
hell in munich they've got like 5 beer gardens in englischer garten alone.
hell in munich they've got like 5 beer gardens in englischer garten alone.
oh almost no school shootings in germany. when i asked german principal about shooting drills and such, she laughed and said this wasn't the US.
but yeah, higher income in the US. so much winning!
but yeah, higher income in the US. so much winning!
anyone in the US ever have to fork over your life savings or go into deep debt for surgery or giving birth?
no such thing in germany.
how's that higher income thing working out though?
no such thing in germany.
how's that higher income thing working out though?
between bavarian state, federal holidays (13!) and my work contract, i had over a month of paid time off.
forty days total.
sick? doesn't count against those days.
forty days total.
sick? doesn't count against those days.
non-market housing? baugruppen, coops, syndicate to help renters buy or build their buildings?
all possible in germany.
virtually non-existent in the US (but working on it!)
tenant laws in the US? outside of a few places, weak to non-existent.
all possible in germany.
virtually non-existent in the US (but working on it!)
tenant laws in the US? outside of a few places, weak to non-existent.
car-free streets? pedestrian zones?
lol we don't have *any* in seattle.
find them even in the smallest german and austrian villages now.
lol we don't have *any* in seattle.
find them even in the smallest german and austrian villages now.
if we had stayed, college would have been free for the kiddos had they gone that route.
what's average 4 year college debt running these days in the US?
i can see that higher income levels certainly playing out well for folks...
what's average 4 year college debt running these days in the US?
i can see that higher income levels certainly playing out well for folks...
where does the US sit on building efficiency?
oh yeah, not a single jurisdiction where passivhaus is required in the US. very little support for energetic retrofits.
several cities in DE req. PH. EU nearly zero energy building effectively mandates PH levels of performance.
oh yeah, not a single jurisdiction where passivhaus is required in the US. very little support for energetic retrofits.
several cities in DE req. PH. EU nearly zero energy building effectively mandates PH levels of performance.
prefab high performance wall construction in the US? a handful of folks who can do it.
EU and germany are spending tons of money to expand their already best in the world prefab value added timber/panelization industry
EU and germany are spending tons of money to expand their already best in the world prefab value added timber/panelization industry
don't even get me started on high performance building industry.
there are very few US products i would ever spec if i had the choice. it's not even close.
not windows, not lift-slides, not HRVs, not air sealing... hell insulation options in DE are more diverse and greener.
there are very few US products i would ever spec if i had the choice. it's not even close.
not windows, not lift-slides, not HRVs, not air sealing... hell insulation options in DE are more diverse and greener.
we paid $22/mo for 500Mbit/s internet.
anyone in the US paying rates that low? i mean, we have all this higher income v, germany, so surely the cost of everything must be comparable...
anyone in the US paying rates that low? i mean, we have all this higher income v, germany, so surely the cost of everything must be comparable...
our liability insurance policy (€50 million property/15 m personal) was €9/month.
liability insurance was required for kindergarten - and then the price increase was nominal for minimum coverage was nominal.
policies that affordable in the US?
settle-in-berlin.com/personal-liabi…
liability insurance was required for kindergarten - and then the price increase was nominal for minimum coverage was nominal.
policies that affordable in the US?
settle-in-berlin.com/personal-liabi…
berlin's BVG annual A/B card is $70 a month.
covers city via bus/tram u-bahn and s-bahn. one of the most comprehensive networks i've ever used.
it's roughly half of the cost of an MTA annual card. 2/3 cost of seattle's poor network. good thing US has much incomes!
covers city via bus/tram u-bahn and s-bahn. one of the most comprehensive networks i've ever used.
it's roughly half of the cost of an MTA annual card. 2/3 cost of seattle's poor network. good thing US has much incomes!
oh wait, i thought of two things seattle does better than bavaria.
beer.
coffee.
literally the only things i can think of.
beer.
coffee.
literally the only things i can think of.
higher incomes aren't going to solve massive systemic issues in the US - and with no increase in minimum wage or massive uptick in social housing, we can only assume that inequality will continue to grow at the absurd pace it has.
but hey, at least we pay more for poorer quality
but hey, at least we pay more for poorer quality
i should do a calculation of how much i'd have to make in seattle on a single salary, to have the same quality of life that we had in bayern. my guess is that net income would need to be more than triple. and even then, no pedestrian zones. sh*t rail network. etc etc
ok looking at basic expenses (in USD), the cost of living in bavaria (outside of munich) was a third as much as it is in seattle.
housing, daycare and healthcare all incredibly higher in US. assumes no debts.
housing, daycare and healthcare all incredibly higher in US. assumes no debts.
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