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by arcticbull 2616 days ago
Adjusting for purchasing power of earnings in their home countries flattens out the numbers too. In South Africa, PPP is 1.63$/$, so that's actually a range of $16,300 to $32,300 in purchasing power. In Nigeria, PPP is 3$/$ so that's closer to $30,000-$60,000 in purchasing power.

In Canada the average software developer gets paid $70,000USD, which is $59,500 in purchasing power.