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I live in Berlin. I would say, money is not why you would want to move to Germany. It's social & medical insurance/stability/security.

I've been to Dubai for vacation, and I found it pretty boring TBH. In Europe you'll have more opportunities to find something interesting, even if now you're a type of guy who would spend much of his time in front of the laptop. Maybe that's because there is just boring in Dubai?

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Can second that part about stability/security. Especially if you plan long-term (i.e. don't intend to stay single forever). You get (mostly) free health-care, child-care, education for your children, including studying almost for free at universities. State pays compensation for young parents that take off from work for up to 1 year etc.

So there usually is no need at all to save a lot of money just in case, which makes the high tax rate pretty bearable.

I would say, money is not why you would want to move to Germany. It's social & medical insurance/stability/security.

Comparing salary plus benefits is really hard. OP should try to put a number on the value of health insurance etc in Germany.

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