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Re:Interchange in Houston is the same size as an entire city... by betaby on Monday August 31, 2020 @03:52PM (#24335294)
I would say those are very expensive for the local salaries.
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Re:Interchange in Houston is the same size as an entire city... by abraxas on Monday August 31, 2020 @04:06PM (#24335406)
In those countries it _really_ depends what your job is. If you're a teacher or a bus driver then yes rent is too damn high.

If on the other hand, you have a corporate job at a branch of a western company it's extremely cheap. Software developers in Warsaw easily make 10-20K PLN per month thus having rent costs less than a quarter of their paycheck.

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Re:Interchange in Houston is the same size as an entire city... by betaby on Monday August 31, 2020 @04:28PM (#24335585)
Still wouldn't call that cheap percentage wise. Software developer in Montreal pays about 25-30% of the salary for 100m2 as well.
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Re:Interchange in Houston is the same size as an entire city... by abraxas on Monday August 31, 2020 @05:41PM (#24336215)
Yeah but Monteral is frigid for 8 months in a year and has so so public transit IMO. It is in Canada though which I dearly love (but not for its weather or its cities).
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