@LukeAlmighty With some guesswork: depending on how big taxes, contributions to social security/insurance funds, and utility expenses are, this probably translates to 25-50k on hands, which is $1-2k. Not sure how big food, clothes and other expenses are, but this seem just right to accumulate some savings as well as to indulge limited consumerism, though probably above base survival. Unless there is also rent, which probably will cut half/most of it. How far am I off?