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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
Where did I say "best places to live?"
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Not you, this list "says" that:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...PP)_per_capita
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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
Actually, Singapore has a very well paid financial sector.
Doha is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Qatar -- OPEC money. The figures are not for 2015 or 2016 to date. I imagine most oil exporting country have a lowered ranking today.
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But you would not want to live in those countries (even as a regular citizen and not as a poor immigrant), right? So I'm.
All those lists have zero informational content. Unfortunately I haven't seen something that clearly shows the relationship of average wages and the things the one can afford for that money. For example, some Joe earns $10,000 a month, but he has to pay about 90% of that money + various insurances etc. Can we say he has a better life than someone who earns $300 (officially) and pays 13% tax + $800 (unofficially - "tax free")? Especially if the average price of services for the first guy is about 10 times higher than for the second one?
For example, the average salaries in Sweden are rather high for Europe, but if you earn more than $5,200 a month, you will have to pay $51% tax. Also if you compare the average prices in Sweden vs say Greece, you will see a huge difference in several times. So it's very hard to say where an average citizen lives better.