@EasyLife

I try to answer your question with your formula.

For fresh grad engineer in Germany, I take the average and from my experience (not my income).

Salary (Gross)= EUR 3600
Taxes etc = EUR 1600
Expenses = EUR 1200
Gross income (shouldn't you mean nett?)= EUR 800

But with PhD, you command even higher income of course. Depending on industry demand and field of study, I would estimate gross salary of EUR 6000/month at the low end for zero experience.

This post has been edited by kelvinlym: Apr 5 2009, 07:15 AM

I am currently working in Germany.

But not as expat. Just engineer.