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They don't, except for maybe NZ. Look at the table you just posted yourself. Even after taking into account the different price levels / adjusting for PPP there is still a difference of several thousands of Dollars.
Anyways, regardless of this nitpicking, Italy and Spain are definitely high-income countries and don't need to be mentioned in a thread like this.
Well, Italy is a bit lower, in the 35k$ threshold but Spain is in the 37k$ treshold, while France is in the 42k$ one. All of those countries (France, UK and Sweden) are in the 41-42k$ treshold, while Japan and New Zealand are in the 39k$ treshold, I forgot to add Japan. So Spain and Italy have almost akin purchasing power as Japan or NZ, definetly top countries. Well, 4.000-5.000$ per year can be a big difference from a country to another in the case of countries with PPP under 20.000$ and a very big difference for countries with PPP under 15.000$, like 10.000 to 15.000 now that's a huge difference.
But above 25.000 and specially above 35.000 I don't see it very big, anyways of course above 45.000 the difference is even lower. Anyways what I meant is exactly that, it's senseless to mention Spain or Italy here, actually rich countries with high wages and both are heavily developed, as well as their quality of life is amongst the biggest. Ok I guess the wages are not that great as in nordic countries, but there aren't light years except for Norway, Iceland, Luxembourg or Switzerland, which at the same time have huge differences also with practically any other European country.
Anyways I would say Mexico or South Africa, but both need to be much safer than they are. So I'll go for Namibia, Suriname, Sri Lanka... exotic countries, pretty safe, nice lifestyle and nice climates.
Agreed. I think Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, parts of Brazil, parts of Colombia, DR, they could all qualify. Not a lot of violent crime, awesome culture, good weather, so the wages are the missing part of the equation
Many parts of all of these countries have awful crime. Peru had the highest crime victimization rate in the Americas in 2014 according to LatinobarĂ³metro.
Many parts of all of these countries have awful crime. Peru had the highest crime victimization rate in the Americas in 2014 according to LatinobarĂ³metro.
Most of Peruvian crime is getting pickpocketed or something stolen when you're not looking. In that measure Peru is indeed terrible, you can't leave your eye off your things. But it's not like Mexico where you will have decapitated heads showing up all over the place, you don't have to worry about violent crime in most of the areas
Poland. Although the locals seem to be doing ok with what they make. I was in Krakow last month and stopped by a tap house, pints of craft beer for $1.50. Food in the grocery store is also really cheap which lines up with the salaries there.
Poland. Although the locals seem to be doing ok with what they make. I was in Krakow last month and stopped by a tap house, pints of craft beer for $1.50. Food in the grocery store is also really cheap which lines up with the salaries there.
Important point: wages aren't the only side of the equation. The other side is cost of living.
Not sure if the OP means where would be good to live as a local if the salaries were higher, or as an expat?
Assuming that you had to work in these countries and make a living. If you're an expat you would be better off in the countries that are as cheap as possible
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