
Why Are Some Nations Wealthier Than Others
Money For the Rest of Us
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What Do Engineers in Mexico Earn?
Even though Mexican workers work more they actually earn less. According to Mexico's observatory of La Borral a petroleum engineer in Mexico earns about $12,000 per year while an accountant earns only $6,000 peryear. Professional salaries in the US can be roughly 10 times higher than Mexico but living expenses in the US aren't 10 times higher then you find in Mexico. consumer prices in the US are only about two and a half timesHigher than Mexico. Prices in Idaho are not even twice as high as Mexico they're about 86 percent higher.
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