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Decision compare · which country to land in

Same monthly budget, auto-converted per country; compare cost, overhead and dismissal difficulty side by side — to help decide which country to hire in.

Converted to each local currency at live rates (estimate only).

Compare countries:

For ¥10,000/month: lowest employer cost India (~¥10,127); highest overhead Brazil (+34.8%); Singapore dismissal is flexible, others harder (cause + process).

COST TERMINAL// ranked · employer total · CNY21★
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Dimension
Employer total/mo
lower = cheaper at equal budget
¥12,350¥11,395¥10,179¥10,689¥10,658¥11,726¥10,127¥11,499¥11,276¥11,533¥11,060¥11,086¥12,189¥12,048¥10,993¥12,550¥10,932¥13,480¥11,200¥10,274¥10,353
Employer overhead
contributions as % of wage
+23.5%+13.9%+1.8%+6.9%+6.6%+17.3%+1.3%+15%+12.8%+15.3%+10.6%+10.9%+21.9%+20.5%+9.9%+25.5%+9.3%+34.8%+12%+2.7%+3.5%
Employee take-home
take-home at equal budget
¥8,497¥8,525¥9,476¥8,615¥7,931¥7,972¥9,141¥8,899¥8,925¥7,625¥8,034¥9,608¥7,349¥7,071¥9,142¥8,362¥8,856¥8,565¥7,086¥8,632¥7,632
Employer contributions
statutory contributions (converted)
¥2,350¥1,394¥179¥689¥658¥1,726¥127¥1,499¥1,276¥1,533¥1,060¥1,086¥2,190¥2,048¥993¥2,550¥931¥3,480¥1,200¥274¥353
Minimum wage
Region 1 VND 5,310,000/mo (2026)RM 1,700/mo (current 2026)337–400 THB/day (Bangkok 400; current 2026)Jakarta IDR 5,729,876/mo (2026)NCR PHP 695/day (current 2026; ₱1,200 demand pending)No statutory minimum (sector PWM)State-level (national floor ₹178/day; no unified minimum)No minimum for expats; Emiratis AED 6,000/mo (Jan 2026); no PITSaudis SAR 4,000/mo (2026); none for expats; no PITPrefectural (avg ~¥1,118/hr; Tokyo ~¥1,226; 2026)KRW 10,320/hr (2026) ≈ 2.16M/moNLW £12.71/hr (Apr 2026, 21+)€13.90/hr (2026)PLN 4,806/mo (2026)Federal $7.25/hr (since 2009); states higherMXN 315.04/day (2026, ~MXN 9,450/mo)Federal $18.15/hr (Apr 2026); provincial ~$15.6–19R$1,621/mo (2026)₦70,000/mo (2024 Act, current 2026; ₦154k demand not enacted)ZAR 30.23/hr (from Mar 2026)Private EGP 7,000/mo (current 2026; public-sector 8k N/A to private)
Dismissal difficulty
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Costs/rates verified against official sources; FX and wages are estimates — for major decisions rely on each country’s authorities and local counsel.