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Working as a foreigner in SA... There is a big shortage of good developers here, trust me. And many companies are willing to help out with getting a Visa. Might not be as fancy and "*.io"-domained as the US/EU jobs, but they're there and willing to hire anyone that is good.

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Very interesting. And how much money would someone like you make and what is the cost of living for you in SA? I mean, if you do not mind me asking.

Hi, SA dev here (Cape Town). A starting salary is usually 18-22k, a mid-level position is usually starting at between 30k and 40k and for experienced devs (around 5+ years experience usually) around 50k and I'm sure lots of people get more.

As for costs of living, 50k is a really good salary. See the "developer big mac index" here: SA ranks number 2 https://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015)

Milage varies if you have dependents to support though - private school especially gets expensive if you choose go that route for kids.

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