Maybe, maybe not. I've worked with great offshore teams and terrible ones, I think the great ones were more expensive but still less than a local salary. But

Maybe, maybe not. I've worked with great offshore teams and terrible ones, I think the great ones were more expensive but still less than a local salary. But the theoretical hiring manager here doesn't care anyways. All they want is to come under budget so they can max their bonus for being so cleverly frugal.