| > Is that 2000 USD a month? Most probably, the average salary here is about 5000-6000USD/year if you're lucky and have a legally registered job(about 5-10% of the population). Most people have informal jobs and make less than that. > Do you know how much a talented computer programmer gets paid in Argentina (or is that what you mean by IT)? I have a friend working for MercadoLibre at a senior engineer position and last time we talked he was making almost 1000USD/month. I work remotely for a foreign company and make 4000USD/month having half of his experience. > I'm thinking that Argentina seems like a good place to go to start a startup. What do you think? What problems would I run into aside from language? As much as I'd love for this country to move forward, companies are leaving more than coming to the country, it's a TERRIBLE place for startups due to: 1. Aggressive taxing that gets worse and worse every year that passes 2. Terribly slow times for legal processes, like getting your paperwork done to start your company 3. We have a track record of the state wanting to confiscate bank funds 4. Depending on the trade you choose, you might face heavy opposition from the current monopolies, like it already happened with taxi unions against Uber, or MercadoLibre putting pressure to prevent Ebay from coming to the country. Maybe if you come from a wealthy country it may not seem like too much of an issue as it might look cheap, but I personally tried to have small business multiple times and time and time again some new government measure or tax or government change made it unsustainable. |