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Originally Posted by jtown,man
This, to me, is what makes European and Japanese cities so special. "Normal" people live there. Here, normal people move to the burbs.
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I don't know about Japan, but average middle class households definitely don't live in European city centers, which are extremely expensive. They live in the burbs and small towns, just like in the U.S.
Vienna, Amsterdam, Munich, Milan, Copenhagen, etc. are basically pricier than any U.S. city centers not named NYC and SF, yet professional salaries are generally much lower. Berlin used to be cheap but no longer, and salaries are a joke.