non you can't actually compare.. in usa you pay for "your risk" in Germany you pay for average risk. and you pay not according to your risk but your incomes!!!
@@jacqueslemiere regardless of risk calculation it is still an expense. Should have factored average healthcare, maybe even average contribution to 401k since that is a retirement plan.
@@deem10 yes but you CAN NOT compare apple to apple... in Germany your free will regarding how to be taken care regarding health is close to zero ..except if you are rich ..imagine instead of health.. food..WE collectively pay for food.. and we let ..some stupid scientist chose what to stupid scientist chose what to pick your errands would be cheaper for sure may be your life expectancy too..BUT... would you accept..food is not only nutritious.. health is NOT objective.. some prefer to suffer some want to avoid it..some would sacrifice this instead of that..some would not accept to be in a collective room and so on..some refuse blood transfer for religious reason.. os health should be a free market.. unless you force people to be taken care "normally"..
@@jacqueslemiere healthcare is not forced upon you in Germany, that is untrue. Also, we pay for public food services (SNAP) where the government chooses what food is allowed to be paid for. In both scenarios, you are forced to pay for publicly available services but you always have the right to use your own money to acquire your own services. Cost is the only difference and for the sake of the video of comparing AVERAGE expenses, the AVERAGE person has that expense. Thus, the cost of living comparison is apples to apples. Other note: I find it funny that people in the US are so concerned about the cost of healthcare being forced upon when it benefits our life but have no problem with other life affecting services like Fire, Police, Ambulance, Highways/Transportation …hell, even our mega-expensive military.
Health insurance for full-time employees at anything but mom and pop companies is less than $200 a month for a family of 4. You make it sound like it's crippling. As a single man, I pay $52/mo for insurance.
$2800 in transportation for hamburg feels off. You can buy a monthly transit pass that works essentially anywhere in the metro area for roughly $100. In Huston you have to buy a car, but in hamburg you don't.
They also conveniently left out the cost of healthcare in the US, Texas property taxes and a plethora of other things. This channel is trash and uses no real sources
Not everyone has kids, not everyone goes to college past a certain point, or at all. Why should someone pay into a benefit they won't/don't benefit from?
you forgot to include universal health care, free higher education, strong unions in Germany... You can't toss an employee out like trash... Hospitals can't reject you because you don't have premium insurance. You are not denied of college because you don't have enough $$$ . I would rather pay higher taxes and sleep soundly knowing that the weakest members of the society are taken care.
I do not believe in that transportation costs more in Hamburg than in Houston. Houston is almost fully car centric, you need a car to go anywhere, and cars a expensive as hell especially compared to public transportation of which I bet Hamburg has lots of high quality public transit. I feel like most of these videos are intentionally trying to be misleading about how expensive it is to live in places where you arent under the constant fear of being booted onto the street or breaking an arm and not being able to pay for it.
I don’t know if he’s considering public transportation here. If you look at the cost of driving a car in Germany, or every non-oil refining nation in Europe, driving you own car is more expensive here, as having insurance is your duty and fuel is more expensive.
@@leoborn4013 My point is that it doesn’t make sense to compare the costs of getting around in a car in both places when you don’t need a car to travel in Hamburg. Comparing the costs of the most reasonable transportation methods for each place makes much more sense.
I've redone the math. I've added in car payments (a necessity in Houston but not in Hamburg as they have a pretty robust public transit system). You need to add in $6094 for the car. This is assuming a $25000 car has been bought. After that you need to add in an extra $150/month minimum match for health insurance if the employer is doing a 50/50 match which is fairly common in the US. This adds in another $1800. Overall, your calculations are off by at least $8000 which is problematic.
So what do you get for your taxes in Germany? Pretty good services and a functioning government as well as a functioning society... These two items are worth the money!
@@rvilla4257 the Americans are on the drugs. Highest crime rate and most violent society and the government is all corrupt eletist. The standard of liveing is much higher in Germany. Millions of Americans have fled to Europe and they call the u.s. the shit hole. They are right the u.s. is one of the worst nations on the world to live in
I have been to both places and stayed similar amount of time. Love Germany and love Texas. But I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else but the USA. 100% going back to Germany for vacation though.
Add $400 a month for health insurance. And another $80 for dental and vision, for Houston. If we add childcare or college tuition to both, Houston gets destroyed! 🤷🏾♂️
No freakin WAY travel expenses are that low in Houston. We have toll roads here that are about $7-14, one-way, into town (multiply that times 2 to get home). And you HAVE to drive in Houston! I’m sure Hamburg is much more friendly for commuters.
@@FilipinoWaylon26 born Dallas raised in San Antonio live in Austin been through Houston a couple of times and that's all it took btw my oldest son's name is Waylon 😂
25% sales tax doesn’t mean anything. It’s a value added tax so all of the tax is passed onto the consumer. In the US it’s only a sales tax so every level of business gets taxed that amount when purchasing products. They are two different types of tax, which work out to be similar prices in the end.
Problem is that you are using an average. A small amount of people can change the average drastically. Inequality is 4 times worse in america and the median income in hamburg is higher than in houston.
The health care is not free per se. But it’s paid with your taxes, not an extra fee. Many Americans claim that it’s not ok to pay monthly and nothing happens to you, but if some random dude gets a deadly condition he gets your money to be helped. Calculating risks like that is always stupid. You don’t know when you are going to break your arm or get cancer, that’s what insurance is for. Even if you pay a few $$ more, you will get supported and don’t have to pay 250$ for a doctors appointment. Empathy and caring for others generally seems to be a difficulty in America. Not a healthy society when everybody just lives for himself..
What a freeloader. Get a job. I pay $52/month for insurance. I put $1,500/year into FSA. I'm a Type 1 diabetic and I see my endocrinologist every 4 months, see my eye doctor every 6 months, see my dentist every 6 months, get all my monthly meds. Get.a.job.
I think it's more to do with the government overspending and reducing the value of the American dollar healthcare being so expensive is the United States health insurance system if you pay with all cash you get a significant discount but you have to be able to save up the money to afford that
The toxic individualism of Americans is showing in these comments and it’s gross. It disappoints me as a veteran and social worker to see how brainwashed people are by our shitty system that they couldn’t fathom that quality of life is so much higher in other countries because people actually collectively come together to take care of each other instead of deeming everything a “personal fault” or “using a handout.” There’s absolutely zero reason we shouldn’t be seeing a solid return on our taxes in the form of benefits as one of the richest countries in the world. No wonder so many people are leaving the US for other countries…
Born and raised in Houston and it’s interesting how he’s comparing it to Hamburg, Germany. The biggest difference in regards to what he mentions is transportation. You pretty much need a car around here to get around since METRO rarely has any buses/trains that go to the suburbs and everything is spread out.
Living in Germany for three years and now Texas I can say that these numbers are off. Also factor in the Euro to Dollar rate and the fact everything is VAT included. Single German might cook more often for meals but they eat out a lot. Also if they drive the price of gas is significantly higher
Another huge factor to consider. Likelihood of being murdered by a gun in houston vs Hamburg..............huge plus for Hamburg. Another huge factore...........quality of life, houston SUCKS.........Hamburg is supposed to a beautiful city and Northern Europe's climate is light years better than houston. I graduated from Univ of Houston.
I had a girlfriend from near there that came to America and she was immediately in shock of all the prices. She got into a fight with a McDonald's worker over the tax 🤣 and we tried Walmart. She said the prices were roughly 10x shopping in germany.
Have you ever met a Texan? They are generally very tolerant and understanding people. I've lived in many places, and Texans seem to be the most open-minded anywhere.
The primary difference between the two nations, is that German citizens actually get tangible benefit from their tax revenue. Instead of keeping a few defense contractors in ridiculous wealth.
Forgot about paid leave like holiday pay in Germany. They also have paid spa and other perks.and the fact there would be no deductibles or co-pay for health care services not to mention the much lower violent crime rate in Hamburg and higher life expectancy.
The obsession with money is a symptom of poverty. Poverty is also when they make everything artificially expensive like in the US and Israel. In order to cause poverty. To create this obsession. That's their goal. Slaves.
These numbers are so off. Utilities is where I stopped having doubts and knew you were wrong. My electricity bill is higher than 2k for just the months of June-September.
Germs get like 4 weeks vacation. Average Houstonian gets like 2 maybe 3. Summer in Hamburg is better. Houston has like 3 good months but only mar and apr are consecutive and it rains more harsh and freq. Houston winters are mild but they aren’t great. Often wet. 😅
Houston Healthcare average is 500 to 1,000 a month if not more around 6,000 to 7,000 now the cost of a car about 10,000 a year plus deductibles. This is for those who have a healthy income, but as we know it Houston has many private vehicles that are in dire need of repairs that people can't afford and cannot afford to not have a car. So yeah in the end Houston becomes more expensive with poor policing
I'm confused by the transportation. In Houston, a trip on the Metro is 3 dollars. And the bus is 1.25. You can buy a year pass and save a lot of money that way too.
Interesting! But don't forget that in Western Europe you have a high safety net. So good and mostly free healthcare, good and functioning roads/railways, municipal transport, unemployment fund, functioning pensions, often free or cheap education system. We have a fairly high minimum level. In the US, it seems that you may earn more and have lower taxes, but then you have to pay for everything. And if things go wrong, you stand pretty easy and no one will help you if you don't have your own high insurance. There are pros and cons to everything. I can think that we in Sweden e.g. has a bit of a high tax and should lower it a bit and have more like in the US. But on the other hand, it's quite nice to have our safety net and know that the community is there if something happens.
@@PSTXFLUSPS is run like an independent business by government appointed executives. It should never be run this way and needs to be a fully funded government agency.
That is if you can get 62k per year job in Houston I live in Houston they only give the good jobs to their picks. Maybe they're be more friendly in Hamburg I could get on my feet there.
Well transportation cost was a bit of a mess too. As far as I know Hamburg has a transit and bike paths way better than any major city let alone the car utopia Houston. If you choose to bike or take public transit the cost will not be that high. Other issues like healthcare and pension and I can see Americans don't care about it so better aparoach is to remove that from the German taxes and then see the numbers. Look at the rent in a historical city like Hamburg vs Houston and if we run comparison with more historically significant cities in US that will be a whole different story.
Houstonian here, because of career change i went from $15k to like $23k a yr 😂 im way below average of course i live with my dad still and support anyway needed but didn't know my city was like that.
Why nobody talks about lack of culture in Houston vs. Hamburg or how is the education level in Hamburg vs. Houston...!? Beside safety, social standards, quality of life to raise family...
This is all off. Im a home owner and pay 20k a year. Renters pay wayyy more. Ultities my light bill on a great plan is about 2100 not including water, gas, tv, wifi..etc. its way more
Average Salary in Hamburg is $58,000 U. average tax is 0% for incomes below $10,000. For average income in Hamburg, if you are an employee, you pay a salary tax (Lohnsteuer) on every paycheck. This is a prepayment of your estimated income tax. For $58k it’s 18% maximum or $10,400. The information in this video is false. It’s designed to scare you into believing that we in the US have it better. We pay 18% of our income buying medical insurance. In Germany Social security contributions for public healthcare insurance (GKV, Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) is set at 14.6% of an employee’s gross salary, made up of a 7.3% contribution from the employer and 7.3% contribution from the employee. Each public healthcare provider is also allowed to charge an additional contribution of up to 1.7% which is paid by the employer. The amount charged is capped at wages of €4,538 a month, which means the most anyone will pay is €360 a month (with the employer paying a further €360). Everyone also pays a compulsory nursing care contribution of 3.05% (or 3.3% if you do not have children), which is again shared by the employer and employee. Transportation One-year ticket (with monthly payment) - if you live within Hamburg city borders, or otherwise rings A & B, the monthly price is currently 114.3 EUR (2022) CC card (the CC-card is valid also for the SchnellBus (fast bus lines with a smaller number of stops) and covers for 1 adult and 3 children (6-14 years - children below that age go free of charge anyway).
You did not account for all the benefits that you get in Germany. You pay higher taxes but you actually have more money, built-in retirement, MEDICAL CARE, and a host of other benefits that are not possible in the IS currently.
Houstons average yearly cost of pension and insurance, not including unemployment insurance, which is waaay better than US unemployment, is well over $50,000.
Who makes this videos . Huoston is way cheaper than hamburg . And houston offer way more biggar oppertunities than hamburg . Dont compare . And please dont troll . I know a lot of people who lives in usa. They never had a problem with healthcare . They save way more money . 3 years of experience you got 180 to 200 k salary . In hamburg this is just a dream . You save way more money in houston then in hamburg . Come on man . Dont troll .
I've been to Germany before. There's no way food is cheaper in Hamburg than in Houston. To get that figure, the person in Houston must be eating at least twice as much food if not three times as much food.
In what universe is transportation more expensive in Hamburg? Train ticket is all you need and it’s $600 a year at most. In America you need a car which with gas alone is $1200 a year lol.
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That cost in Germany included healthcare so that should be factored in on the Houston side to compare apples to apples.
non you can't actually compare.. in usa you pay for "your risk" in Germany you pay for average risk. and you pay not according to your risk but your incomes!!!
@@jacqueslemiere regardless of risk calculation it is still an expense. Should have factored average healthcare, maybe even average contribution to 401k since that is a retirement plan.
@@deem10 yes but you CAN NOT compare apple to apple... in Germany your free will regarding how to be taken care regarding health is close to zero ..except if you are rich ..imagine instead of health.. food..WE collectively pay for food.. and we let ..some stupid scientist chose what to stupid scientist chose what to pick your errands would be cheaper for sure may be your life expectancy too..BUT... would you accept..food is not only nutritious.. health is NOT objective.. some prefer to suffer some want to avoid it..some would sacrifice this instead of that..some would not accept to be in a collective room and so on..some refuse blood transfer for religious reason.. os health should be a free market.. unless you force people to be taken care "normally"..
@@jacqueslemiere healthcare is not forced upon you in Germany, that is untrue. Also, we pay for public food services (SNAP) where the government chooses what food is allowed to be paid for. In both scenarios, you are forced to pay for publicly available services but you always have the right to use your own money to acquire your own services. Cost is the only difference and for the sake of the video of comparing AVERAGE expenses, the AVERAGE person has that expense. Thus, the cost of living comparison is apples to apples.
Other note: I find it funny that people in the US are so concerned about the cost of healthcare being forced upon when it benefits our life but have no problem with other life affecting services like Fire, Police, Ambulance, Highways/Transportation …hell, even our mega-expensive military.
Health insurance for full-time employees at anything but mom and pop companies is less than $200 a month for a family of 4. You make it sound like it's crippling. As a single man, I pay $52/mo for insurance.
$2800 in transportation for hamburg feels off. You can buy a monthly transit pass that works essentially anywhere in the metro area for roughly $100. In Huston you have to buy a car, but in hamburg you don't.
Exactly!
They also conveniently left out the cost of healthcare in the US, Texas property taxes and a plethora of other things. This channel is trash and uses no real sources
Yeah and with gas and shit god damn
@@clayjack99692k is more than enough for a car payment gas and maintenance also Hamburg does seem off unless he’s tryna say owning a car in Hamburg
@@mxlonfnthat's yearly not monthly... That's less than $250.00 a month
I moved from the US to Hamburg and my quality of life increased significantly.
Probably because you’re living off the back of hardworking people
@@FrancescoCS I pay all my tax in Germany, I am the hardworking people
Ahh no
Cool story bro stay there.
@@lonemaus562 I will come and go as I please lol.
I seriously doubt the average person in Hamburg is paying that much for transportation.
Clever, leaving out the daycare and college costs, or any medical bills. Very smooth.
Not everyone has kids, not everyone goes to college past a certain point, or at all. Why should someone pay into a benefit they won't/don't benefit from?
@@carymarshallfelton9188 no ones taxes go to my education period
@@carymarshallfelton9188 And you pay 100,000 for college to get an average job. Need the ambulance? Add 7k to those expenses, etc.
I don't have any of that because I was smart and went I to the trades after hs
@@Techinvestor567I need a 100k college degree to frame a house or work in sanitation?
you forgot to include universal health care, free higher education, strong unions in Germany... You can't toss an employee out like trash... Hospitals can't reject you because you don't have premium insurance. You are not denied of college because you don't have enough $$$ . I would rather pay higher taxes and sleep soundly knowing that the weakest members of the society are taken care.
Except they arent
America has this
@@BunniiBlossomBleum Lol America doesn't have any of these things.
@@BunniiBlossomBleum 🤨
I doubt you ever lived or came to America because if you did you would know that most of this isn't true
I do not believe in that transportation costs more in Hamburg than in Houston. Houston is almost fully car centric, you need a car to go anywhere, and cars a expensive as hell especially compared to public transportation of which I bet Hamburg has lots of high quality public transit. I feel like most of these videos are intentionally trying to be misleading about how expensive it is to live in places where you arent under the constant fear of being booted onto the street or breaking an arm and not being able to pay for it.
I don’t know if he’s considering public transportation here. If you look at the cost of driving a car in Germany, or every non-oil refining nation in Europe, driving you own car is more expensive here, as having insurance is your duty and fuel is more expensive.
@@leoborn4013 My point is that it doesn’t make sense to compare the costs of getting around in a car in both places when you don’t need a car to travel in Hamburg. Comparing the costs of the most reasonable transportation methods for each place makes much more sense.
@Leo Born The thing is, there are options of reliable transportation unlike houston where one is dependent on a car
Cars are cheap depends what do you want and also if your ass is working to afford one.
I would take the social safety net of Germany any day the US doesn't care anymore because our Representatives are bought out by wealthy donors
I've redone the math. I've added in car payments (a necessity in Houston but not in Hamburg as they have a pretty robust public transit system). You need to add in $6094 for the car. This is assuming a $25000 car has been bought. After that you need to add in an extra $150/month minimum match for health insurance if the employer is doing a 50/50 match which is fairly common in the US. This adds in another $1800. Overall, your calculations are off by at least $8000 which is problematic.
Google asked me to rate your comment lol
Germans pay what over 7 percent of their income for health insurance and most Americans own old cars in Houston
@@elishasfire1969 which makes their insurance even more expensive cause it’s more of a risk lol
@@tysonvassar7609actually insurance is in reverse usually new cars have higher rates
Was he calculating the average rent based of overall average or average per apartment rent
Oh you did not add health care cost in Houston but you did substract from hamburg
health care is optional in texas, while in germany u must pay it
@@johnnykapiszony56 ah yeah being alive also is optional in Texas
@@AmmonRRa hospitals don’t turn you away.
@@duncan_thespecter7673 Yes like in any civilized place, wont make it optional or less expensive.
@@johnnykapiszony56 yeah getting healthcare and NOT DYING is "optional". Eating and drinking is "optional"
So what do you get for your taxes in Germany? Pretty good services and a functioning government as well as a functioning society... These two items are worth the money!
A functioning government? Dude layoff the drugs.
@@rvilla4257 the Americans are on the drugs. Highest crime rate and most violent society and the government is all corrupt eletist. The standard of liveing is much higher in Germany. Millions of Americans have fled to Europe and they call the u.s. the shit hole. They are right the u.s. is one of the worst nations on the world to live in
Sure, keep telling yourself that.
Free metro in places.
jokes😂
I have been to both places and stayed similar amount of time.
Love Germany and love Texas.
But I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else but the USA.
100% going back to Germany for vacation though.
You forgot to factor in your chances of getting shot in Houston
Why don't you come disrespect my homeland to my face instead of sitting behind a screen.......have you ever even been to Houston
As I tell people, whether they believe it or not, "Don't go looking for trouble, and trouble won't come find you."
@@uwe1996 tell that to him don't tell that to me diss my home in any way and we will always have major problems
Add $400 a month for health insurance. And another $80 for dental and vision, for Houston. If we add childcare or college tuition to both, Houston gets destroyed! 🤷🏾♂️
You'll get destroyed......stop disrespecting other people's homes
Yes transportation is way more than 2k a year!
@@Redstarfishgazer so?
No freakin WAY travel expenses are that low in Houston. We have toll roads here that are about $7-14, one-way, into town (multiply that times 2 to get home). And you HAVE to drive in Houston! I’m sure Hamburg is much more friendly for commuters.
I would think transportation would be less in Hamburg, you aren't required to have a car.
As a texan I'd rather live in Hamburg than Houston no matter how much it costs
texas more like shitxas
Lemme guess, you live in Dallas?
@@FilipinoWaylon26 born Dallas raised in San Antonio live in Austin been through Houston a couple of times and that's all it took btw my oldest son's name is Waylon 😂
Also need to consider 25% sales tax in Germany and healthcare in US, both are huge expenses
25% sales tax doesn’t mean anything. It’s a value added tax so all of the tax is passed onto the consumer. In the US it’s only a sales tax so every level of business gets taxed that amount when purchasing products. They are two different types of tax, which work out to be similar prices in the end.
Tbf, tons of companies offer healthcare packages
Getting ill in Houston: 1 Arm + 1 Leg
Priceless...
Add your first born child too
and being not ill?
@@jacqueslemiere he’s joking about the cost of American “healthcare”
@@topphatt1312 yes...but in what purpose?
This is not even apples to apples. Hamburg comes out why better when you realize what is included in their taxes.
Houston has high property taxes which you’re paying directly or indirectly
Problem is that you are using an average. A small amount of people can change the average drastically. Inequality is 4 times worse in america and the median income in hamburg is higher than in houston.
Salaries are more in USA, so I agree on your first half of your sentence but the median income part?No.
You forgot to include health insurance in Houston
Average Pay in Houston is NOT $ 62,000 THOUSANDS DOLLAR'S - 😢
averis not median! the median pay in hamburg is also not 58k.
Homeless people aren't choking the streets, and students also get a stipened.
Forgot to mention free tuition in Germany. I’m paying $63k a year for my daughter’s yearly tuition. No comparison. Germany wins.😊
I’d rather live in Germany 🇩🇪 Free healthcare, Better quality of life and much better weather.
you mean it is better to be sick... NO... it is better to be sick and poor in Germany.. that s different.
The health care is not free per se. But it’s paid with your taxes, not an extra fee. Many Americans claim that it’s not ok to pay monthly and nothing happens to you, but if some random dude gets a deadly condition he gets your money to be helped. Calculating risks like that is always stupid. You don’t know when you are going to break your arm or get cancer, that’s what insurance is for. Even if you pay a few $$ more, you will get supported and don’t have to pay 250$ for a doctors appointment. Empathy and caring for others generally seems to be a difficulty in America. Not a healthy society when everybody just lives for himself..
You have to wait sometimes even a few years to get an appointment because you are "kassenpatient" and not self paid "privatpatient"
translation: I'm a leech
What a freeloader. Get a job. I pay $52/month for insurance. I put $1,500/year into FSA. I'm a Type 1 diabetic and I see my endocrinologist every 4 months, see my eye doctor every 6 months, see my dentist every 6 months, get all my monthly meds. Get.a.job.
Houston Born and proud BURY ME IN THE H
My man said average rent was 12k lmaooo you trippin
Healthcare/ Health insurance in America is so expensive that it's unbearable anymore.. I think it's a primary cause of inflation.
I think it's more to do with the government overspending and reducing the value of the American dollar healthcare being so expensive is the United States health insurance system if you pay with all cash you get a significant discount but you have to be able to save up the money to afford that
I love living in Houston
Can you do San Jose CA, people say its one of the most expensive places to live in the country! Thanks man
Legalizing SLAVERY 😢
The toxic individualism of Americans is showing in these comments and it’s gross. It disappoints me as a veteran and social worker to see how brainwashed people are by our shitty system that they couldn’t fathom that quality of life is so much higher in other countries because people actually collectively come together to take care of each other instead of deeming everything a “personal fault” or “using a handout.” There’s absolutely zero reason we shouldn’t be seeing a solid return on our taxes in the form of benefits as one of the richest countries in the world. No wonder so many people are leaving the US for other countries…
The average is not $62k in Houston. More like $45k
The 1% of wealth probably boost the numbers higher
As above...oil money is a part of the averaged out figure. Living on minimum wage in Hamburg would be bearable...but not in Houston.
Born and raised in Houston and it’s interesting how he’s comparing it to Hamburg, Germany. The biggest difference in regards to what he mentions is transportation. You pretty much need a car around here to get around since METRO rarely has any buses/trains that go to the suburbs and everything is spread out.
I come from Houston and have lived in Germany (Frankfurt).
Houston is a soulless hole built only for the car. Give me Germany any time.
Living in Germany for three years and now Texas I can say that these numbers are off. Also factor in the Euro to Dollar rate and the fact everything is VAT included. Single German might cook more often for meals but they eat out a lot. Also if they drive the price of gas is significantly higher
Average salary in Houston 24K-62k that's what I call a power curve
I don’t think you added air conditioning in that utilities estimate
Another huge factor to consider.
Likelihood of being murdered by a gun in houston vs Hamburg..............huge plus for Hamburg.
Another huge factore...........quality of life, houston SUCKS.........Hamburg is supposed to a beautiful city and Northern Europe's climate is light years better than houston.
I graduated from Univ of Houston.
I had a girlfriend from near there that came to America and she was immediately in shock of all the prices. She got into a fight with a McDonald's worker over the tax 🤣 and we tried Walmart. She said the prices were roughly 10x shopping in germany.
WHAT IS HOMELESS VERSUS POPULATION NUMBERS!!??
WHAT ARE HOMELESS AND IGNORED MILITARY VETERANS NUMBERS??
But then you have to live with Texans. Thats a tax all on its own.
oh, tell me about it. what is wrong about living with texans? serious question here
Have you ever met a Texan? They are generally very tolerant and understanding people. I've lived in many places, and Texans seem to be the most open-minded anywhere.
@@donotaskmemyname3902 religious fanatics and a mentality of nazi germany
@@jsheavalso very friendly. Opposite of Germans and Europeans in general
I live in Houston and I prefer to move to Hamburg.
The primary difference between the two nations, is that German citizens actually get tangible benefit from their tax revenue. Instead of keeping a few defense contractors in ridiculous wealth.
Forgot about paid leave like holiday pay in Germany. They also have paid spa and other perks.and the fact there would be no deductibles or co-pay for health care services not to mention the much lower violent crime rate in Hamburg and higher life expectancy.
Complete and utter horseshit. “Germany doesn’t have copays” Yes they do. You pay out of pocket and health insurance premiums are 7.4% of your salary.
But they don’t have a Bucees so why bother? 🇺🇸🤟🏼
The obsession with money is a symptom of poverty. Poverty is also when they make everything artificially expensive like in the US and Israel. In order to cause poverty. To create this obsession. That's their goal. Slaves.
It's also a lie, money isn't all there is for living somewhere
These numbers are so off. Utilities is where I stopped having doubts and knew you were wrong. My electricity bill is higher than 2k for just the months of June-September.
so interesting
No health care costs in Texas included
John Haining Todd Murphy and Stuart Haggard......You're Welcome IN HOUSTON ANYTIME😉
Germs get like 4 weeks vacation. Average Houstonian gets like 2 maybe 3. Summer in Hamburg is better. Houston has like 3 good months but only mar and apr are consecutive and it rains more harsh and freq. Houston winters are mild but they aren’t great. Often wet. 😅
How can I move to Germany.
Houston Healthcare average is 500 to 1,000 a month if not more around 6,000 to 7,000 now the cost of a car about 10,000 a year plus deductibles. This is for those who have a healthy income, but as we know it Houston has many private vehicles that are in dire need of repairs that people can't afford and cannot afford to not have a car. So yeah in the end Houston becomes more expensive with poor policing
I'm confused by the transportation. In Houston, a trip on the Metro is 3 dollars. And the bus is 1.25. You can buy a year pass and save a lot of money that way too.
2k is way more than you use on metro,but super low if you have a car
Is the for houston,tx or against houston?
I live in houston. It sucks.
I don't spend that much on any of those except the taxes.
We also haven't gassed anyone's whole family in Houston and we have ice year round for drinks lol
Interesting!
But don't forget that in Western Europe you have a high safety net. So good and mostly free healthcare, good and functioning roads/railways, municipal transport, unemployment fund, functioning pensions, often free or cheap education system.
We have a fairly high minimum level.
In the US, it seems that you may earn more and have lower taxes, but then you have to pay for everything.
And if things go wrong, you stand pretty easy and no one will help you if you don't have your own high insurance.
There are pros and cons to everything.
I can think that we in Sweden e.g. has a bit of a high tax and should lower it a bit and have more like in the US. But on the other hand, it's quite nice to have our safety net and know that the community is there if something happens.
Health insurance @ $200/month.
We don’t need the same government that can’t manage a post office being involved in our medical care.
@@PSTXFLUSPS is run like an independent business by government appointed executives. It should never be run this way and needs to be a fully funded government agency.
*claps* appreciate your balanced view of the situation.
The apartments may be expensive, but nicer with a nice review. And where everyone wants to be.
Some of those numbers don’t seem right 🤔
Haha add the cost of owning a car to Houston
That is if you can get 62k per year job in Houston I live in Houston they only give the good jobs to their picks. Maybe they're be more friendly in Hamburg I could get on my feet there.
Nah … healthcare is free in Western Europe. And Hamburg is covered in rail transit … no car required to get around.
You omitted health insurance expense (including dental) in Texas, so your comparison still needs a bit of work.
What are you renting?? 1bd 1 bth??? Or a studio?
A metal building with a kitchen.???????
Talking about cooking the books
Y'all talking about needing a car , bro metro got routes fuckin everywhere 😂
Funny how ignorant Texas is
Houston is far better than any other city. I’ve been here since 2015 ❤
You forget property taxes, for Houston and cost of medical insurance.
Well transportation cost was a bit of a mess too. As far as I know Hamburg has a transit and bike paths way better than any major city let alone the car utopia Houston. If you choose to bike or take public transit the cost will not be that high. Other issues like healthcare and pension and I can see Americans don't care about it so better aparoach is to remove that from the German taxes and then see the numbers. Look at the rent in a historical city like Hamburg vs Houston and if we run comparison with more historically significant cities in US that will be a whole different story.
Houstonian here, because of career change i went from $15k to like $23k a yr 😂 im way below average of course i live with my dad still and support anyway needed but didn't know my city was like that.
Why nobody talks about lack of culture in Houston vs. Hamburg or how is the education level in Hamburg vs. Houston...!? Beside safety, social standards, quality of life to raise family...
What about the high property taxes in Houston?
Hamburg doesn't require a car, Houston does. That doesn't seem factored
What happens if you lose your job in Houston and in Hamburg? Have you ever thought of that? Life is not all rainbows and sunshines...
This is all off. Im a home owner and pay 20k a year. Renters pay wayyy more.
Ultities my light bill on a great plan is about 2100 not including water, gas, tv, wifi..etc. its way more
Average Salary in Hamburg is $58,000 U. average tax is 0% for incomes below $10,000. For average income in Hamburg, if you are an employee, you pay a salary tax (Lohnsteuer) on every paycheck. This is a prepayment of your estimated income tax. For $58k it’s 18% maximum or $10,400.
The information in this video is false. It’s designed to scare you into believing that we in the US have it better.
We pay 18% of our income buying medical insurance.
In Germany Social security contributions for public healthcare insurance (GKV, Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) is set at 14.6% of an employee’s gross salary, made up of a 7.3% contribution from the employer and 7.3% contribution from the employee. Each public healthcare provider is also allowed to charge an additional contribution of up to 1.7% which is paid by the employer.
The amount charged is capped at wages of €4,538 a month, which means the most anyone will pay is €360 a month (with the employer paying a further €360). Everyone also pays a compulsory nursing care contribution of 3.05% (or 3.3% if you do not have children), which is again shared by the employer and employee.
Transportation
One-year ticket (with monthly payment) - if you live within Hamburg city borders, or otherwise rings A & B, the monthly price is currently 114.3 EUR (2022)
CC card (the CC-card is valid also for the SchnellBus (fast bus lines with a smaller number of stops) and covers for 1 adult and 3 children (6-14 years - children below that age go free of charge anyway).
That must be public transportation… the cost of driving is higher in Houston.
You did not account for all the benefits that you get in Germany. You pay higher taxes but you actually have more money, built-in retirement, MEDICAL CARE, and a host of other benefits that are not possible in the IS currently.
I'd say compare Frankfurt Kentucky with Frankfurt Germany or Paris Texas with Paris France, Orleans France with New Orleans 😂
How is transport the same in Houston and Berlin .. most people in Berlin take public transport and that costs less than 100 euros a month
Minorities also need to factor in 'other' criteria. Wish we could use simple averages to decide though. 😕
Plus food is not as toxic as here
Houstons average yearly cost of pension and insurance, not including unemployment insurance, which is waaay better than US unemployment, is well over $50,000.
Who makes this videos .
Huoston is way cheaper than hamburg .
And houston offer way more biggar oppertunities than hamburg . Dont compare . And please dont troll . I know a lot of people who lives in usa. They never had a problem with healthcare . They save way more money . 3 years of experience you got 180 to 200 k salary . In hamburg this is just a dream . You save way more money in houston then in hamburg . Come on man . Dont troll .
I've been to Germany before. There's no way food is cheaper in Hamburg than in Houston. To get that figure, the person in Houston must be eating at least twice as much food if not three times as much food.
Nice except that $166 a month barely covers gas for transportation- if you are not using public transportation 2.02k a year is really low...
Transportation could also be wrong if people use public train or bus
Avg rent in houston is not 16000 dollars lmao it’s probably closer to 2k
Well that then would be 24000 in a year lol
And the taxes will actually be used to improve ur life instead of set on fire
Hope that Houston rent was an annual average
In what universe is transportation more expensive in Hamburg? Train ticket is all you need and it’s $600 a year at most. In America you need a car which with gas alone is $1200 a year lol.
Born raised houstonian
You failed to include yearly healthcare and insurance in us to compare germany
$60Gs is Average ?! 😱
I thought it was $40K for us Houstoners dam I'm below average then
Calculate in the likelihood of getting a child support payment in Houston that adds another 20% of your income being deducted.
Mmmm... transportation cost was way off for Houston. Doesn't factor in price/depreciation of car. Also, this conveniently leaves out healthcare cost.
Wait…
You should count the other things too.
Like health care costs
Maternity/paternity leave
Length of mat leave
Cost of university
Day care
Safety
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