Somewhat, yes.
| Amounts in € (€1.00 = $1.06) | USA | England | South Korea | Netherlands | France | Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of becoming a Civil Engineer | 127,124 | 48,845 | 21,171 | 12,153 | 8,023 | 0 |
| Cost of becoming a Teacher | 106,006 | 49,842 | 10,556 | 8,839 | 5,427 | 0 |
| Salary of a Civil Engineer | 69,974 | 42,900 | 44,039 | 50,270 | 43,618 | 69,810 |
| Salary of a Teacher | 47,942 | 36,201 | 29,988 | 42,305 | 30,444 | 51,084 |
[The Education Price Index 2022 — a Study by N26]
Nowhere in the world is education as expensive as it is in the USA.
England is about #2 in cost of education, but even there cost of education is “only” about 50% of the cost of education in the USA.
In South Korea the cost of education is about 15% of cost of education in the USA, while the resulting salaries are similar to France’s salaries (about 63% of US salaries).
In Denmark, salaries are similar to US salaries, but education is free.
Edits: include some other countries, add comments, order by cost of education.