> A good developer in Eastern Europe now costs $1000-$1500 a month I haven't found this to be true, at least when trying to build an international "work from h

> A good developer in Eastern Europe now costs $1000-$1500 a month I haven't found this to be true, at least when trying to build an international "work from home team". I've found most estimates for the cost of skilled labor in other countries to be low. Example: For software developers in South America, a good rule of thumb is you need to pay at least half of what you would pay in the US. I have some people who do marketing for me in the Philippines. They need to be getting about a third of what a US person would be getting. In both scenarios, you will be able to find people for a lot less, but you will have issues with quality and reliability. This is because even though the job market might suck in their country. You are still dealing with people who are trying to live a comfortable life. In order to get first world productivity, there is a base level of first world comfort that the employer needs to provide (food, air conditioning, health insurance, internet, computer equipment, car, social status, etc...) Another factor to consider is that as you approach the upper echelons of play, pay rates start to converge at an international level - regardless of where the person actually lives (not a full convergence).