You cannot compare just the raw salary using the conversion rate, the cost of living is different everywhere.
In Tokyo those salaries are enough to live like a king, more than most big cities in the world.
Here you can get a decent family house close to a station for about 100~150k per month (and even buy one for the same range in loan).
No need to own and pay for a car because the public transportation is amazing.
Pension and healthcare are all fairly cheap and automatically handled for you.
Except for education which is super expensive, it's pretty easy as a senior engineer to end up saving 300~500k every month with just a single normal job.
In Tokyo those salaries are enough to live like a king, more than most big cities in the world.
Here you can get a decent family house close to a station for about 100~150k per month (and even buy one for the same range in loan).
No need to own and pay for a car because the public transportation is amazing.
Pension and healthcare are all fairly cheap and automatically handled for you.
Except for education which is super expensive, it's pretty easy as a senior engineer to end up saving 300~500k every month with just a single normal job.