Ukraine is much poorer than Russia.
But yeah these numbers are generally accurate.
It's actually possible to live in some south Indian cities on a hundred USD a month and not have problems. Throw in tech and you can do OK on two hundred a month.
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iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years agoThat's overkill. 1000$ is middle class in central europe, 2-3k is middle class in west europe, 600-1000$ Ukraine/Russia (lol), <600$ in South Asia. Engineers fresh from Uni make 300-600$ in S Asia cities. If you are planning to live outside the city, I am guessing ~400$ for a good life and a decent house rental.
Just so you know, no S Asian wants to live outside the cities, they are just too poor to move. On the other hand, foreigners really love Asian rural areas. You are not the first person I know who is retiring this way. A work colleague saved for 2 years then retired to villages in Burma.
Monarque@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
I hire Ukrainian freelancers for my employer. Salaries for engineers were higher in Ukraine before. We had some Belarussians and Russians, but they moved to EU. I asked about their salaries back home a few years ago, and the difference was 5-10%. At the time Russians were suffering low oil prices and Crimean sanctions.
Middle class Indian salary in a tier 2 city is 400-500$ with single working parent. 100$ won't make you very happy. Its mainly because Indians speak English as their mother tongue. Caused an explosion in call center/IT jobs since 2000, leading to a huge increase in GDP, similar to China's manufacturing boom. At that time, 100$ would be a lot.
Monarque@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
I got the $100 number when I located what was purported to be the cheapest city in India -- it had a long name and it was in the South.
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
I would be careful with what is considered a 'city'. Even though small indian towns/villages can have 100,000+ people, there isn't much to do there.
Tier 1 Indian cities have interesting things like decent restaurants, theaters, sports etc. Tier 2 and below are devoid of interesting entertainment. Indians are surprisingly boring by Western standards.
Yeah, I am sure you could live for 100$... but would it really be a 'life' ? You'd die of boredom.
wigglehard@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
I would never live as a Christian in a muslim nation, fuck that, im not trying to be beheaded in the name of allah the god of camel fucking
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
Lololol. They are not all nuts. The 'light' muslim countries are more like China/Korea in terms of culture and no religious drama. They will have other issues like govt, shitty economics, crime, anti-US sentiment, cultural hangups... like everywhere in the world.
Indonesia is very religious muslim. Thais, Cambodians, Burmese are meat eating buddhists. Fillipinos are pretty chill christians. Vietnamese, Laos are a mix, but moderately religious. Malaysians are 60% muslim, moderately religious. Indians are 15-20% muslim, moderately religious. Sri Lanka has 10% muslim, moderately religious.