What can you buy in your country with only 1 hour's salary?
Before answering this question, consider the following scenario: a person with a formal job (formal contract + minimum wage), working 44 hours a week, for 4 weeks in a month. Be it food or any other item (something that is important in your day-to-day), make a quick calculation above and just considering an hour of your work, answer the question that gives title to this thought-provoking / reflective post
In Brazil, the minimum wage is R$ 1.100,00. In the scenario described above, 1 hour of work is equivalent to approximately R$ 6.25 (yes, just that). Considering only the food item (which is vital), there isn't much that can be done around here. For example, you can buy 1 kilo of rice, or 1 kilo of sugar or a few slices of mozzarella cheese. For drinks, 2 liters of milk, or 1 packet of coffee. Perhaps, with luck, there are a few cents left.
Honestly, it's extremely surreal (negatively speaking) that Brazilians have to sell 1 hour of their time, 1 hour of their labor, to earn such a low salary, and within this terrible scenario, fighting for improvements doesn't bring so many benefits because, if one of these workers happens to quit demanding better wages, someone unemployed gets hired (and probably won't complain about the low wage, for obvious reasons).
This post is just a small (but important) glimpse of the terrible purchasing power that we (Brazilians) have at our disposal. If I were to comment on other sectors, the downward trend is potentially greater, because inflation and the devaluation of the Real against other currencies remain firm and there is no forecast of improvement. Only 1 hour of wages around here is a joke with a very bitter taste.
Antes de responder a esta pregunta, considere el siguiente escenario: una persona con un trabajo formal (contrato formal + salario mínimo), que trabaja 44 horas a la semana, durante 4 semanas al mes. Ya sea comida o cualquier otro elemento (algo que sea importante en tu día a día), haz un cálculo rápido arriba y solo considerando una hora de tu trabajo, responde la pregunta que da título a esta publicación provocativa / reflexiva.
En Brasil, el salario mínimo es de R$ 1.100,00. En el escenario descrito anteriormente, 1 hora de trabajo equivale aproximadamente a R$ 6,25 (sí, solo eso). Teniendo en cuenta solo el alimento (que es vital), no hay mucho que se pueda hacer por aquí. Por ejemplo, puedes comprar 1 kilo de arroz, o 1 kilo de azúcar o unas lonchas de queso mozzarella. Para bebidas, 2 litros de leche o 1 paquete de café. Quizás, con suerte, queden unos centavos.
Honestamente, es extremadamente surrealista (negativamente hablando) que los brasileños tengan que vender 1 hora de su tiempo, 1 hora de su trabajo, para ganar un salario tan bajo, y dentro de este terrible escenario, luchar por mejoras no trae tantos beneficios porque , si uno de estos trabajadores deja de exigir mejores salarios, se contrata a alguien desempleado (y probablemente no se quejará del bajo salario, por razones obvias).
Este post es solo un pequeño (pero importante) vistazo al terrible poder adquisitivo que los brasileños tenemos a nuestra disposición. Si tuviera que comentar sobre otros sectores, la tendencia a la baja es potencialmente mayor, porque la inflación y la devaluación del Real frente a otras monedas se mantienen firmes y no hay pronóstico de mejora. Sólo una hora de salario por aquí es una broma de mal gusto.
Antes de responder essa pergunta, considere o seguinte cenário: uma pessoa com um trabalho formal (carteira assinada + salário mínimo), trabalhando 44 horas por semana, durante 4 semanas em um mês. Seja alimentos ou qualquer outro item (algo que seja importante no seu dia-a-dia), faça um cálculo rápido em cima e apenas considerando uma hora do seu trabalho, responda a pergunta que dá título a esse post provocativo / reflexivo.
No Brasil, o salário mínimo é R$ 1.100,00. No cenário acima descrito, 1 hora de trabalho equivale a aproximadamente R$ 6,25 (sim, apenas isso). Considerando apenas o item alimentação (que é vital), não há muito o que possa ser feito por aqui. Por exemplo, é possível comprar 1 quilo de arroz, ou 1 quilo de açúcar ou algumas poucas fatia de queijo mussarela. Em relação as bebidas, 2 litros de leite, ou 1 pacote de café. Talvez, com sorte, sobrem alguns centavos.
Sinceramente, é extremamente surreal (negativamente falando), que os brasileiros tenham que vender 1 hora do seu tempo, 1 hora da sua mão de obra, para ganhar uma remuneração salarial tão baixa, e dentro desse péssimo cenário, lutar por melhorias não traz tantos benefícios porque, se por acaso um desses trabalhadores se demitirem exigindo melhores salários, alguém desempregado é contratado (e provavelmente não irá reclamar do baixo salário, por motivos óbvios).
Esse post é apenas um pequeno (porém importante) vislumbre do péssimo poder de compra que nós (brasileiros) temos a nosso dispor. Se eu fosse comentar sobre outros setores, a tendência de piora é potencialmente maior, porque inflação e a desvalorização do Real perante outras moedas segue firme e não há uma previsão de melhora. Apenas 1 hora de salário por aqui é uma piada de péssimo gosto.
In Canada, one hour of minimum wage is $15 ($12 USD). You can likely buy a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread and a few litres of juice. Breakfast for a week, for one hour of work.
That's sounds great, @allcapsonezero!
The minimum wage in Canada is really good.
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The average hourly salary in Turkey is 15 TL. That's $1.75. You can have a serving of soup with it. Side salad etc. no apparatus. Just soup.
That doesn't look very good... Does it, @anadolu?
Yup. It seems so. In 2015, TRY was $0.42. Currently $0.11. The per capita income was $12,000. Currently $8500
It is a pity to know that Brazil may be heading to economic decline. Having a daughter living there and tons of friends who have been forced to migrate, I am rooting for the "southern giant".
In Venezuela minimum wage, after an almost 200% increase in may 2021, is $2.7 a month, yes, a month.
I don't think that we can even figure out how many cents an actual hour of work is worth here when the whole month of work in worth nothing.
Ironically, the whole economy is so affected by hyperinflation that most things here cost more than anywhere else in the world, as if earning less than $3 a month were not insult enough.
Of course, in the private sector they pay higher salaries, higher as in $20 a month for most menial jobs. That is still nothing.
So, when it comes to comparisons it is not an exaggeration to say that Venezuela must be (considering that there is no open war involved) the worst country in the world when it comes to work-income.
$2.7 a month sounds like something "surreal". How can a currency be so devalued? That's really sad and worrisome, @hlezama.
It is surreal. I think it must be the most disastrous economic performance if any economy, especially considering it was not under war. By 2008, when oil prices were at an historical high, chavez forced the first devaluation. After that, it has been a stable process of devaluation / hyperinflation resulting of an explosive mix of corruption, statism, and impunity.
My mother-in-law sent me last week to get her some food with her debit card containing her pension, her 7-million monthly pension. Bread and cheese for a couple of days was 9 million. I ended up chipping in.
That's how bad it is.
It's not much different in the US. The minimum wage does vary State to State; regardless, one hour's work is seldom enough to buy a little more than some milk and bread. It's hard to fathom how people can afford not just food, but rent and utilities.
I think that in general, living in the US can be better than living here in Brazil (financially speaking).
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Is so funny getting to calculate this because I'm so ashamed sharing what my country 1 hour currency will buy, trust me the money will not feed a grown up man 3 square meal.
Minimum wage wage in Nigeria is thirty thousand naira (#30,000) per month and the 24hrs pay is Nine hundred and sixty seven thousand, seventy four Kobo(#967.74) which is equal to $2.37 US dollars.
The amount above can only assist and an average middle class man to get breakfast but nothing else, which I don't fancy to be a kind of payment that will an average youth can start a living with.
This shows the rate at which the country economy is going down and currency loosing value on a daily bases and the government fails to do nothing about it.
Basically youth that are suppose to be searching for government works are now busy seeking for private sector employment for a better payment.
Spanish;
Es muy divertido calcular esto porque me da vergüenza compartir lo que comprará la moneda de 1 hora de mi país, créame, el dinero no alimentará a un hombre adulto con 3 comidas cuadradas.
El salario mínimo en Nigeria es de treinta mil nairas (# 30,000) por mes y el salario de 24 horas es de novecientos sesenta y siete mil setenta y cuatro Kobo (# 967.74) que es igual a $ 2.37 dólares estadounidenses.
La cantidad anterior solo puede ayudar a un hombre promedio de clase media a desayunar, pero nada más, lo que no me apetece que sea un tipo de pago con el que un joven promedio puede comenzar a vivir.
Esto muestra la tasa a la que la economía del país está bajando y la moneda pierde valor a diario y el gobierno no hace nada al respecto.
Básicamente, los jóvenes que se supone que están buscando trabajos en el gobierno ahora están ocupados buscando empleo en el sector privado por un mejor pago.
Portuguese;
É tão engraçado calcular isso porque tenho tanta vergonha de compartilhar o que a moeda de 1 hora do meu país vai comprar, acredite em mim, o dinheiro não vai alimentar um homem adulto com uma refeição de 3 quadrados.
O salário mínimo na Nigéria é de trinta mil nairas (# 30.000) por mês e o pagamento de 24 horas é de novecentos e sessenta e sete mil e setenta e quatro Kobo (# 967,74), o que equivale a $ 2,37 dólares americanos.
A quantia acima só pode ajudar um homem médio de classe média a tomar café da manhã, mas nada mais, que eu não imagino ser um tipo de pagamento com o qual um jovem médio pode começar a viver.
Isso mostra a taxa em que a economia do país está caindo e a moeda perdendo valor diariamente e o governo não faz nada a respeito.
Basicamente, os jovens que deveriam estar procurando por obras do governo agora estão ocupados procurando emprego no setor privado para um melhor pagamento
You don't have to be ashamed of anything, because this isn't your fault, @da-prince.
In comparison with the situation in Brazil, the hourly value of the minimum wage in your country is better.
In Nigeria one month salary can't buy one bag of rice ,talk of one hour
WTF?!
This is insane! O.o'