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Re:Pythagorean Theorem proof in a 2100 year old Chinese book by PhasmaFelis on Saturday March 25, 2017 @01:04AM (#13954200)
> (FYI: minimum wage in most Chinese cities for an unskilled foreigner with any kind of get up and go is 200CNY/hr (~USD$28/hr) these days... a great many western workers are on less than half of that, and would do very well to migrate.)

Quoting wages is meaningless if you don't also mention cost of living.

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Re:Pythagorean Theorem proof in a 2100 year old Chinese book by contingencies on Saturday March 25, 2017 @01:20AM (#13954231)
Depends on location and expectations, generally speaking in second or third tier cities usually 5000/month outgoings is comfortable, ie. breakeven from 25 hours/month (6 hours/week).
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