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A comment on Ask HN: Xray cost – USA $200 (13000 INR), India 1000 INR – what causes 10x diff?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Xray cost – USA $200 (13000 INR), India 1000 INR ... by colanderman on Thursday September 28, 2017 @02:14AM (#15355046)
Can you provide any insight into the market forces keeping dentist salaries low in Sweden? High supply / low demand / salary/insurance caps / lower cost of living / non-salary benefits / etc.? (In the US we have the opposite of these… artificially low supply, private insurance hides costs, high cost of living in urban areas…)
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Re:Ask HN: Xray cost – USA $200 (13000 INR), India 1000 INR ... by sorenjan on Thursday September 28, 2017 @08:51AM (#15356684)
It's not considered a low salary in Sweden. Engineers have a median salary of $51 500 [0], lawyers $55 200 [1]. The spread between low and high salaries is much lower, and there's some discussion of trying to raise the salaries for advanced degrees to increase the incentive for education.

[0] http://www.lonestatistik.se/loner.asp/yrke/Civilingenjor-116...

[1] http://www.lonestatistik.se/loner.asp/yrke/Advokat-1066

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