Typical "can I run it" thread. Bear with me.

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(05-16-2015, 07:16 AM)NKF98 Wrote: what is the cost of living and minimum wage in brazil? because if it's not much lower/higher than here then that's really shitty

Depending of where you're located inside the country, the cost of living varies, but I don't have knowledge of the cost in NA countries to do reasonable comparison. Our minimum wage currently sits at 900 BRL (roughly 300 USD) so it may give you an idea...

(05-16-2015, 08:55 AM)ReyVGM Wrote: Well on top of that dollar equivalent I mentioned, if I order something from the USA, I also have to pay custom taxes, fees and shipping charges (depending how much it weighs). If the item costs more than 200 dollars, you have to pay an additional 50 to 70% of its price in taxes, depending on the item.

Same here, except that our quota for international purchases over the internet is only f**cking 50 USD (books and DVDs are excluded, I think, they are free of import taxes). The upside is that's not guaranteed that you'll be taxed at all -- the number of international purchases are so high that the best our local post office can do is checking and taxing random packages only. In other words, there's good chances that your international order won't be taxed at all (especially if the items are small). However, if you get taxed you have to pay 60% of the total value to the government plus an "import fee" to the local post office (this fee varies depending of the category -- electronics have the highest fees)...

Anyway guys, let's get back to the topic. If you want to continue discussing  how shitty import taxes can be in different countries, create a new thread in Delfino Plaza, we already hijacked RogerFVB thread enough...