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Not answering the original question, but as often seen in these discussions a lot of the debate is revolving around QoL & cost of living comparison.

QoL is hard to measure and subjective to individuals desires/needs/etc.

When it comes to cost of living Ashton did a great job explaining in a detailed example how USA vs Germany on income/expenses/taxes/savings fare with all the short/long term implications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWJja2U7oCw

As someone who graduated in Germany long time ago, lived and worked in the last 24 years here in the USA/Silicon Valley and visited this summer Europe for 2 months it also made me realize how much my perspective has changed to the high QoL in Europe. I am torn if I should go back or not. For me easy it is an easy move to make, but a tough choice to decide on.