There are other quality of life factors too, that salary will get you a large house with a large garden, at least 30 days annual leave (on top of sick days/maternity/paternity etc) and very rarely is there overtime or crunch
My salary in Germany (€60K) and apartment in a not great neighborhood was €900 a month.
Here in the US, I pull $150K and spend ~3K a month on a studio. I think my standard of living in Germany (besides desperately missing air conditioning) was roughly the same.
I make about €48000 after taxes in Romania. And while the standards of living might be the same, it only matters while we are not competing for the same goods. You can afford a better car than me, better electronics, nicer trips in foreign countries, and so on since those kind of goods tend to have the same prices no matter where you live.
Wow, that's insanely impressive. Can I ask how that's possible? I'm making that *BEFORE taxes, in Austria, Which nets me significantly less than you in take home pay and savings.
Cost of living is generally lower AFAIK, too