TIL the French are paying a lot more tax than me (no it’s about the same just distributed differently) - but also their health system is Definitely better than my country, so that tracks. That said, your income there is a little bit higher the average French income is only about 43,000€. Pressing the “median wage” button on that link you provided rounds out to only 280€ per month that go to public health care. What I’ve really learnt from this is that I want to move to France now… If only I could get over having to speak French.
Checking in France thanks to the official simulation engine: https://mon-entreprise.urssaf.fr/simulateurs/salaire-brut-net For a 60K€ gross yearly salary, 9 618 € will go towards health insurance (801€ per month).
In the end the cost is not that far from the US, but the benefits are much much higher.
TIL the French are paying a lot more tax than me(no it’s about the same just distributed differently) - but also their health system is Definitely better than my country, so that tracks. That said, your income there is a little bit higher the average French income is only about 43,000€. Pressing the “median wage” button on that link you provided rounds out to only 280€ per month that go to public health care. What I’ve really learnt from this is that I want to move to France now… If only I could get over having to speak French.It’s also tricky to compare, lots of caveats everywhere.