In 2022, the average house price in San Jose is $1.5M. The price is not particularly high but the house tax is $15K a year and you have to pay it until you sell the house or die!!! That's why average rent for a 3 bed house in San Jose or LA is $3K. The living cost in USA is about 3-4 times of that in Taiwan. In Taiwan "22K"ers don't need to pay income tax but in USA "22K"ers have to pay income tax and the tax rates of "22K"ers in USA are about as high as those for a typical mid-class families in Taiwan!!! PS: Believe it or not... The salary in USA is much higher but both USA and Taiwan income tax standard deductions are about THE SAME!!!
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Thank you for sharing your information. I feel that living in the United States is not as easy as I thought.