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This metric isn't really useful unless you can account for the different buying power of the dollar in a country like India vs. US.
by Johngibb 15y ago
This metric isn't really useful unless you can account for the different buying power of the dollar in a country like India vs. US.
- Johngibb 15y agoIt looks like the average software developer makes about 7400 USD a year in India [1]. Assuming a reasonable average is 60k in USA, that's about an 8x salary difference, meaning spending $2/day on food in India is something like $16/day in USA. 1: http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Country=India/Salary http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Country=India/Salary, 328,379 rupees is approx = 7400 USD
- pitdesi 15y agoIt is useful because in our global world you can often live anywhere for certain jobs (at FeeFighters, our designer is in Bulgaria, for example)... There are many opportunities to earn in USD while living abroad.