Let me rephrase...you were saying €80k gross (=€40k net) is normal for a developer with 5-10 years experience. I assume that the average person is earning a lot less than a dev with 5-10 years of experience.
And €40k is already not exactly living it large in a city with much lower costs of living, I can't imagine how it would be beyond working-poor for somewhere like Copenhagen. Let alone the much lower amount that the average person in Copenhagen would earn.
Yeah, I don’t know how the average earner does it. I’ve heard the average wage is around 40k Euros a year, and AFAIK there aren’t big tax reductions for lower earners. I’ve also heard that Danes are up to their eyeballs in personal debt, so... maybe not the fairytale country in all aspects
And €40k is already not exactly living it large in a city with much lower costs of living, I can't imagine how it would be beyond working-poor for somewhere like Copenhagen. Let alone the much lower amount that the average person in Copenhagen would earn.