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    [OC] More European Cities That Spend Over 50% of Income on Housing + Food

    [OC] More European Cities That Spend Over 50% of Income on Housing + Food

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    1. shirayuki653 on

      This is Part 4 of the USI series and covers the second half of European cities (DACH, CZ, PL, Scandinavia. Yes, Berlin and Munich are on these charts!)

      **Data sources:**
      • Numbeo (1-bedroom rent & food anchor)
      • National statistical agencies (CZ, PL)
      • Glassdoor (DACH & Scandinavia, where official city-level salary data was limited)

      **Index definition:**
      USI = Housing burden + Essential food share (% of gross income)

      Housing burden = 1BR rent / median income
      Food share = simplified essential consumption proxy

      Both components are shown separately for transparency.

      The index reflects structural urban cost pressure for a single full-time worker, not full household budgets.

      **Income metric:**
      Median gross income of full-time employees (city-level where available).
      National averages (e.g. Eurostat) are not used.

      Part 1 thread:
      [https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1ranmfo/oc_these_european_cities_spend_over_50_of_income/](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1ranmfo/oc_these_european_cities_spend_over_50_of_income/)

    2. shirayuki653 on

      Several people asked about Southern Europe and the Balkans in Part 1.
      I’m planning a follow-up covering more countries.

      The main difficulty is finding consistent city-level median gross income (FTE) data. If anyone has reliable sources from national statistical agencies, I’d really appreciate pointers.