We have the opportunity to move to the USA (my employer) and I have NO idea re living costs or childcare.
It would in the NC / SC region and pretty rural (nearest urban 'metropolis' is two hours away from where we would like)
My main questions are:
What would you say would be a 'good' pre-tax income to live comfortably (and by this I mean rent a 3 bed house in a great area, have a cleaner once a week and someone to mow the lawn), eat out maybe twice a month and not have to 'worry' about money all the time.
Childcare - right now I live in Asia and have a full time nanny. She's amazing but she is also paid at local market rates so it is not that expensive. My dd is tube fed at 22 months and I would be working full time.
What's the difference between kindergarten / pre kindergarten / day care and having a nanny? I assume the nanny is outside of my price range but I don't even know what the price range might be for a qualified nanny.
How much is a private Kindergarten and are they more expensive than day care? I have researched quite a few but can't find any reference to real pricing / tuition on the internet.
So mumsnetters. Help basically.
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Moving to America? Heeeeeeelp. Clueless. Utterly Clueless. Income? Childcare?
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