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One thing to remember, you are locked into an American way of thinking. Europeans may pay more out of their pocket but they associate happiness with a healthy life and with having good friends and family, NOT how much money they have to buy toys.

The Swedish social welfare system is one of the best in the world. Every legal resident is covered by health insurance. Education is free. Every child gets free transportation, food in the school and 950 SEK/month till the age of 18. If you plan to have a baby, choose Sweden, you will get one-year fully paid leave, which can be shared by the parents.

Do you know how hard it is to get time off work in America when your wife has a kid, our entire value system is based off the buck to buy and not family.