Aussie living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Coding since 1998.
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  • The healthcare system in the US isn’t great, but you do get a decent experience if you have an employer that offers good insurance. My employer pays most of the cost of my health insurance. I pay around $200/month for my wife and I, but that’s pre-tax money, and the plan is great for US standards. $15 for doctor visits and $100 maximum for ER visits.

    In Australia we pay a 1.5% tax to fund the public health care system, so for a $60k salary that’s $900/year.




  • us software salaries are insanely high compared to the rest of the world, because the cost of living in SV is insanely high.

    I moved from Australia to the San Francisco Bay Area. My starting income was maybe 3x what I was getting paid in Australia, but the cost of living definitely wasn’t 3x higher. Major Australian cities are considered HCOL (high cost of living) areas too. Some things like electronics and food were cheaper in the USA too, at least until inflation and tariffs made everything go up.