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1000 per month?? Well, I know nothing about costs in the US, but my
medium-uppity 2-br apartment goes for just under that in Australian $. Is
the Bay area uppity, medium or what? I'm about 5 mins bus ride from CBD, on
the river, good views, etc. Of course, Brisbane only boasts about 1.3
million people....
David
El Mié 03 Sep 2003 14:18, Allen Schaaf escribió:
> At 09:05 AM 9/2/03, Ganesh P. Kabadi wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> Lesson I take home? Keep your skills current and yet stay affordable
>
> :)
>
> Ganesh,
>
> I don't know where you live, so I might not have the figures correct.
>
> My understanding is that software engineers get from 20,000 to 40,000
> rupees per month in India. Is this approximately correct?
>
> What is the rent for a two bedroom apartment without utilities in
> Bangalore?
>
> A cheap rate in the San Francisco Bay area is about $1000/month, or
> about 48,000 Indian Rupees.
>
> Tell me how we can live on less money than rent, let alone food?
>
> Thanks,
> Allen Schaaf
