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> That's $600 per month. Extra. From a thing on the side.

> I realise that I live in one of those cheap, unappealing parts of the world, but that kinda money would easily cover me and my family's rent every month, and then some. Do you realise how much of a mental weight that can take off a persons shoulders? To know rent is covered over and above your day-job earnings?

Well yes, exactly that's the issue with comparing salaries without thinking of cost of living. I live in a smallish apartment that's most likely smaller than the OP but pay 4k usd a month for rent. It changes your point of view of what's decent compensation and does mean that to cover the typical expenses, I have to have a much higher salary than in a lot of countries...

It's all relative, is living in a high cost of living environment nice? Yes, in my case because I'm careful and still try to save a lot of my income but it does require me to take certain type of jobs and reduces my ability to take risks. It also comes with a probably less enviable work/life balance..