15engineer·há 7 anos·discussYou're right it does depend on cost of living, but I live in a city/country (Hong Kong) with one of the highest costs of living in the world[1].[1] https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/country/ranking
15engineer·há 7 anos·discussReading through these comments I find myself rather dazed at all of the complaints regarding $15 an hour salaries, I'm a software engineer with 6 years of experience in a first world country and I make less than that before taxes.
[1] https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/country/ranking