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Average wages in the Phillipines are around $360/month USD, so $2/hr isn't too bad for an easy job. BBC is playing rage-bait arbitrage with that headline.
by Fricken 7mo ago
Average wages in the Phillipines are around $360/month USD, so $2/hr isn't too bad for an easy job. BBC is playing rage-bait arbitrage with that headline.
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- AstroBen 7mo agoThat's fairly misleading because the average person around there is very poor. It's not what you'd consider average in a first world country.
- danparsonson 7mo agoTrue although prices are also not what you'd consider average in a developed country. Purchasing power parity is important too.
- AstroBen 7mo agoThey're not low enough to offset the low wages, though. [0] puts $2/hr at around $15k/yr purchasing power in Chicago which sounds about right. People live with families in multi-generational homes until they're married, sometimes after. Retirement plans are your kids looking after you. Prices also aren't lowered across the board - it's mostly housing and anything where labor is a major part of the cost. Cars are similar prices. Groceries, utilities and tech also. 0: https://www.paritydeals.com/ppp-calculator/ https://www.paritydeals.com/ppp-calculator/