2026 decision snapshot
Calculated 2026 snapshot
Same gross: net pay, rent and purchasing power
Every country uses the same gross salary. The ranking follows the PPP-adjusted amount left after the disclosed rent benchmark.
| Country | Gross/year | Net/year | Rent/year | After rent/year | PPP-adjusted after rent/year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | €100,000 | €69,227 | €10,753 | €58,474 | €57,305 |
| USA | €100,000 | €72,389 | €17,175 | €55,214 | €46,932 |
| Australia | €100,000 | €72,659 | €22,123 | €50,536 | €45,988 |
| United Kingdom | €100,000 | €69,081 | €21,594 | €47,487 | €45,113 |
| Germany | €100,000 | €57,846 | €14,256 | €43,590 | €43,590 |
| Austria | €100,000 | €63,181 | €19,314 | €43,867 | €41,235 |
| Switzerland | €100,000 | €78,741 | €15,108 | €63,633 | €40,089 |
| Ireland | €100,000 | €64,532 | €24,000 | €40,532 | €28,778 |
For remote workers, gross income alone is not enough. This ranking compares the same international income after tax, rent and local purchasing power.
It evaluates financial day-to-day fit only. Visa, residency, employment law, time zones and infrastructure are outside its scope.
Can I simply take my current salary abroad?
The model holds gross pay constant. It does not check whether your employer allows the location, adjusts pay or needs a different payroll arrangement. Check your contract and employment model before deciding.
Does this apply to freelancers and digital nomads?
No. It calculates regular employee cases, not self-employment, posting or special visa and tax programmes. This is financial orientation across eight countries, not a worldwide digital-nomad recommendation.
Which costs are missing from the ranking?
The ranking deducts selected rent from salary net and adjusts the remainder using a modelled PPP factor. Groceries, external health insurance and other personal spending belong in the next cost-of-living and budget comparison.
Sources and result scope
- Net pay: Obolus TaxCompare API · 2026
- DE · Median gross: German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) (2025) · Rent: Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft auf Basis der VALUE Marktdatenbank (2026-Q1)
Berlin: Mean asking cold rent per m² across apartment sizes; 75 m² is a modelled scenario, not an observed mean for 75 m² apartments. Berlin city value, not a national average. Operating costs and heating excluded.
- AT · Median gross: Statistics Austria (2024) · Rent: DER STANDARD / immopreise.at (2026-08)
Vienna, district 2 Leopoldstadt: Mean asking rent for 51–80 m² apartments, modelled at 75 m². Leopoldstadt district example, not a citywide or national average. Operating costs and VAT included. Heating, electricity and internet are not confirmed as included.
- CH · Median gross: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (2024) · Rent: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (2022)
Switzerland: Average monthly net rent for a two-room dwelling in the occupied rental stock. CHF 1,154 net rent per month. Excludes ancillary and heating costs; existing tenancies, not asking rents for a new arrival.
· Health insurance: BAG / Priminfo (2026) · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-11-03 - US · Median gross: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-11-03
- UK · Median gross: UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) (April 2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-11-03
- IE · Median gross: Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) (2024) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic
- CA · Median gross: Statistics Canada (2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-11-03
- AU · Median gross: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (August 2025) · Rent: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), citing Cotality (December 2025)
Australia: National median advertised rent across the rental-market dwelling mix. AUD 681 per week; dwelling type, bedroom count and floor area are not standardized. Utilities are not included.
· Health insurance: Services Australia (2026 rules) · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-11-03