But much less people in India can reach that salary when compared to the USA
Yup, the disparity of income is quite huge in most of the sub-continent countries
A person making $100,000 in USA would be considered 81 lakh rupees in India but that is not true. As seen from Stick Cricket, the disparity on how much they charge for so called "Premium things" is insane.
There was an article I read that said in truer terms that its not 81 lakhs but 21 lakhs. Now that is still significant for the year but that still does not consider how cheap labor, food and other items are too.
Netflix costs 500 rupees which is $6.25 for 2 device streaming, similar plan here is $19.99. That is 3 times more expensive. Cost of milk is 191 rupees for 3.5 litres since we get it here in gallons and here it is $4.99 which is again 400 rupees so twice expensive.
So not have crazy salary in India but those who have live a lavish life even if they make 1/3rd I make here or even live a better life.
There are variety of other factors that we dont even consider, think of someone hiring a maid here vs 80% has a maid in India. Think of calling an electrician or plumber who charge you just $100 to come visit + additional cost to repair compared to what an electrician or plumber charges in India?
The only thing we luck out on is gas which is almost no more the case.