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You can also consider NCR , India. It's the national captial region which includes Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida. Pros. Internet - 1 Gbps internet at ~20$ a month

You can also consider NCR , India. It's the national captial region which includes Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida. Pros. Internet - 1 Gbps internet at ~20$ a month Lots of great colleges - IIT D, JNU, AIIMS, DCE Housing - You can get a 2500ft 3BHK high rise condo in gurgaon for ~800$/month. With that you'll get a jacuzzi, modular kitchen, round the clock security, pool , gym etc. Labour is cheap - Maids which do cleaning, laundry and cooking cost ~150$/month. Drivers cost around 300 . You really don't have to do chores Great food - Everything is app based anyway, so you can get good quality pasta/salad home delivered to your place at 3AM for less than 10 dollars. Good Roads - Unlike some cities in India, the NCR region is connected by highways since it's made up of multiple states. Though if you have got friends in another part of town, it can mean a commute of upto 70 kms. It has a population of 24 million. Great quality weed - weed is virtually legal and will set you back by ~10$/quarter, for ~70$ you can get 10gms of 30-60%THC concentrate ( hashish). Lots of microbreweries in gurgaon too. Cons Pollution - It can get a bit bad in winter, but you can install airpurifiers in your car and home to offset most of the effects.

blocked_again 8y ago
Please don't. Delhi and NCR is overpopulated and is one of the most polluted cities in the world. The weather is just terrible. Very unsafe cities. Also one of the worst cities in India for women. And you would not be making anywhere close to what you make in SFO. There are good Universities when compared to other Indian universities but I don't think nobody calls Delhi an Intellectual city. Has nothing to justify moving from SFO unless you are a lot into Indian politics probably.
- me551ah 8y ago
  Woah, so much hate for Delhi ! I personally like the weathers in Delhi , there is a good variety of seasons in Delhi. Winters are my favourite part of Delhi weather. Some people like changing seasons and some people like a particular weather. The safety aspect is a bit blown out of proportion tbh. Statistically Delhi doesn't fare any worse than any modern city. United States has above 5x the number of reported rapes compared to India even though it has a much lesser population. Well OP was looking for something out of SFO, salaries in europe are pretty much comparable to what you'd get in top tier companies in India. SFO is hard to beat even within the US itself. But the high cost of living in SFO means that you can easily save more while working in India while leading a compareable(if not better) life.
  - blocked_again 8y ago
    Crime rates doent mean anything. Kerala has the highest crime rate in India. It just means people are not afraid to go to police and report the crime. On the other hand Kerala must be one of the safest states to live in India. Delhi is a really dangerous city. Especially for a foreigner. Crime is extremely common in Delhi. > Well OP was looking for something out of SFO, salaries in europe are pretty much comparable to what you'd get in top tier companies in India. Its defintely not comparable. Almost every beginner software engineers in Europe makes $60K easily. How many beginner Software Engineers in India make that? Lol. AFter working for some time in India and moving back in USA he would have peanuts as savings. > But the high cost of living in SFO means that you can easily save more while working in India while leading a comparable(if not better) life. I dont think Software Engineers in Delhi have a better quality of life than Engineers in SFO. Thats the reason why people from India do masters in USA and not the opposite. India is nowhere top in quality of life and happiness index.
    - me551ah 8y ago
      Crime rate is the only statictic that should matter IMO. With a literacy rate of 82% in delhi, it's highly unlikely that crime gets underreported. But how many cities in kerala has more than 5 million. Delhi has 24 million, SF isn't even 1 million. The absolutely number of crime is always going to be higher, but as long as you consider the crime rate it's low. I've had multiple foreigner friends from dubai and US, and none of them felt that crime is extremely common. People do try to get out more money, but you can always bargain. >Crime rates doent mean anything. Kerala has It's not uncommon to make $60k if you are from a top tier college and in a top tier company. There are so many software engineers that you get it across the payscale. Uber, Directi, Google, Rivigo etc all pay quite a lot. >Its defintely not comparable. Almost every beginner software engineers in Europe makes $60K easily Again it's relative, for the average person yes it's lower. But if you are in the top tier ( which an engineer from SF is ), then they would be in the top 1% of earners in the city which allows them to live a lot better. How many people in SF do you know who live alone in a high rise 3BHK floor, have a maid+driver and can get food delivered at 3AM? There are also way more good looking women in Delhi than SFO ;) >I dont think Software Engineers in Delhi have a better quality of life than Engineers in SFO.

blocked_again 8y ago

Please don't. Delhi and NCR is overpopulated and is one of the most polluted cities in the world. The weather is just terrible. Very unsafe cities. Also one of the worst cities in India for women. And you would not be making anywhere close to what you make in SFO. There are good Universities when compared to other Indian universities but I don't think nobody calls Delhi an Intellectual city. Has nothing to justify moving from SFO unless you are a lot into Indian politics probably.

me551ah 8y ago
Woah, so much hate for Delhi ! I personally like the weathers in Delhi , there is a good variety of seasons in Delhi. Winters are my favourite part of Delhi weather. Some people like changing seasons and some people like a particular weather. The safety aspect is a bit blown out of proportion tbh. Statistically Delhi doesn't fare any worse than any modern city. United States has above 5x the number of reported rapes compared to India even though it has a much lesser population. Well OP was looking for something out of SFO, salaries in europe are pretty much comparable to what you'd get in top tier companies in India. SFO is hard to beat even within the US itself. But the high cost of living in SFO means that you can easily save more while working in India while leading a compareable(if not better) life.
- blocked_again 8y ago
  Crime rates doent mean anything. Kerala has the highest crime rate in India. It just means people are not afraid to go to police and report the crime. On the other hand Kerala must be one of the safest states to live in India. Delhi is a really dangerous city. Especially for a foreigner. Crime is extremely common in Delhi. > Well OP was looking for something out of SFO, salaries in europe are pretty much comparable to what you'd get in top tier companies in India. Its defintely not comparable. Almost every beginner software engineers in Europe makes $60K easily. How many beginner Software Engineers in India make that? Lol. AFter working for some time in India and moving back in USA he would have peanuts as savings. > But the high cost of living in SFO means that you can easily save more while working in India while leading a comparable(if not better) life. I dont think Software Engineers in Delhi have a better quality of life than Engineers in SFO. Thats the reason why people from India do masters in USA and not the opposite. India is nowhere top in quality of life and happiness index.
  - me551ah 8y ago
    Crime rate is the only statictic that should matter IMO. With a literacy rate of 82% in delhi, it's highly unlikely that crime gets underreported. But how many cities in kerala has more than 5 million. Delhi has 24 million, SF isn't even 1 million. The absolutely number of crime is always going to be higher, but as long as you consider the crime rate it's low. I've had multiple foreigner friends from dubai and US, and none of them felt that crime is extremely common. People do try to get out more money, but you can always bargain. >Crime rates doent mean anything. Kerala has It's not uncommon to make $60k if you are from a top tier college and in a top tier company. There are so many software engineers that you get it across the payscale. Uber, Directi, Google, Rivigo etc all pay quite a lot. >Its defintely not comparable. Almost every beginner software engineers in Europe makes $60K easily Again it's relative, for the average person yes it's lower. But if you are in the top tier ( which an engineer from SF is ), then they would be in the top 1% of earners in the city which allows them to live a lot better. How many people in SF do you know who live alone in a high rise 3BHK floor, have a maid+driver and can get food delivered at 3AM? There are also way more good looking women in Delhi than SFO ;) >I dont think Software Engineers in Delhi have a better quality of life than Engineers in SFO.