Paul Sengupta wrote:

My cousin in India wanted to move to Canada and get a job in IT.
His other choice was somewhere in Europe. I told him he's nuts as
the only only place booming in IT at the moment is India. He's got
a far greater chance of getting a job there.

What is the salary/cost of living ratio (for comparable U.S. conditions)
in India? Clearly there are a lot of software writers in India but I've
heard they don't make a lot.

Asked another way, what are his prospects for achieving a comparable
standard of living in India to what he might be able to do in the U.S.?