When i walked in a city center and did some shopping i have found that prices are bit higher than in Russia (even in big cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg)
For example 1 liter of fuel costs over €1.2 while in Russia its about €0.6
Also wear are bit more expensive. But the most amazing were prices for McDonald's "food". I am not a big fan of it, but it gives a good understanding of consumer goods costs in country
- Hamburger costs €1 while in Russia about €0.6
- Cheeseburger costs €2 and €0.8 here
- Big Mac costs €5.6, here: €1.5
This may give you good understanding why prices for SW development in Russia as still very competitive. Of course we are not India, where prices are even lower and $200/month is quite a good salary for developer. Thankfully Russia is behind "crisis years" and and our living standard is somewhere near common in EU now, but due to high price for oil on international markets our prices still less than average in EU and US
While i don't believe in "BigMac index" as an economy theory (i think its populism of more reliable economy indexes) in SW development outsourcing area it works well. Of course not because "all developer eat BigMacs only" axiom, but mostly because it gives a good view on prices of popular good. While developers all over the world more likely spend money on McDonald's food, Pizza, Coke, etc. So McDonald's restaurants should be oriented to the customers they have in every country, right?
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