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Monarque@wolfballs.com 2 years agoUkraine 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.
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.
Monarque@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
I see your point but I am more of a nature enthusiast and a gamer. I also like to establish friend groups and just hang out a lot. A beach or some nicenature spot, some good friends, some chess, some video games, the INTERNETZ... I am pretty set.
Back when I used to drink, I was really just happy drinking frequently and needed almost nothing else to have a really good weekend day. In my old age, I might bring this back though to a more limited degree...
I did the "big city life" thing in my 20s and, as I have aged, that has become less interesting.
I do totally see your point, though.
Which is why being a few hours away from a place that is entertaining would be ideal. Could make a weekend of going to the city and enjoying some nice restaurants, some footy games, etc.
But then that sort of ruins the tiny budget but, at the end of the day, living on $200-300 a month... except for a weekend where I spend another $200-300 in the city... that ain't bad, either.