• Rose@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Average is a poor metric, as it accounts for the rich who steal like there’s no tomorrow in countries like Russia. Go by the minimum.

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        3 months ago

        The minimum what? I’m pretty sure the minimum is 0 in both places. The minimum salary mandated by the government? That’s just a policy, it says nothing on how realistic, widespread or sustainable it is within the two countries.

        Either way I’m sure there’s a perfect metric for a comparison, probbaly the kind of lifestyle you can attain with that income, but I’d be surprised to find it significantly different than this rough estimate.

        I also don’t believe people attracted by this prospect are economists…

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          Huh, look at that.

          That’s income, though, which is correct for this discussion. It’s the same colour on the wealth map, and I can only imagine how skewed the raw data is with all the hidden wealth.