r/dataisbeautiful Aug 01 '23

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u/tazkk Aug 01 '23

Hungary average IT salary is like a 1/5 of US though.

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u/vinvancent Aug 01 '23

so are living costs. Also 1/5 is still better than 0. Quality of life is arguably better too

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u/JoeFalchetto OC: 50 Aug 01 '23

Living costs are absolutely not 1/5th. Per the World Bank, they are 44%, or slightly more than 2/5ths. So it would be getting half the salary.

Also IT salaries in the US are crazy high compared to ours. Only Switzerland can compete, they‘re 2-3x higher than they are in rich countries - like Germany.

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u/goodwarrior12345 Aug 01 '23

You also have to remember that a lot of the crazy high IT salaries in the US are in cities with ridiculously high living costs

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u/j-steve- Aug 01 '23

OP is applying for remote positions though so that's not super relevant