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Bangalore today is nothing like when you were a kid.

The amount of effort you would expend to take you to 'getting somewhere' in the US, will take you miles ahead in India these days.

As I said the demand is huge, genuine competition is no way existent.

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Actually, I'm back in Bangalore now working for a startup. The work is interesting, but the pay is only $18,000 for the same product management role that netted me $60 grand just out of college in San Mateo. Sure, I face absolutely no competition, since there is very little product talent here. Doesn't mean I'm going places in terms of a lifestyle or financial security. If I live like a peasant compared to my life back in the states, I save less money. What's disheartening is that so many goods and experiences are hitting dollar prices in this city right now. (Meat, nice produce, beer, good clothes).

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