"Doug Carter" wrote in message
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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.?

Not really sure. It's difficult to equate standard of living in different
places. Houses are different, roads are different, shops are different.
In India, it's quite easy for a normal middle class family to employ:
1) A driver
2) Someone to look after the kids
3) A maid to cook and clean.

This would be pretty unthinkable for someone in the US. Food and
restaurants are much cheaper, but luxury goods are on a par. So it
depends what you want. An Indian lady I spoke to who'd spent a
few months in the UK complained she didn't like it here so much, as
no one had the time to do dinner for big groups of friends every other
night. People came home from work and just ate with their families...
a dinner party was a big thing, as the host had to shop, cook, serve,
do the washing up, etc, whereas in India you had your servants do
all that for you.

On the other hand, you are pretty much unable to afford a big car.

The GA scene is pretty dire in India too. Of the flying clubs I've been
to, they had between 1 and 3 working planes, and very few of the
emerging wealthy had any interest in flying these old, slow Cessna
things, let alone the old Pushpaks (like Aeronca Chiefs).
(description he http://aero.iisc.ernet.in/~flight/flight.html#pus )

Paul