I think the point was you get what you pay for. $56/hr is probably above market rate in those locations for straight up development work, not the fully loaded c

I think the point was you get what you pay for. $56/hr is probably above market rate in those locations for straight up development work, not the fully loaded costs of a project that size which will need to include requirements gathering, design, UX, testing, integration, etc outside of straight up development work.