Well this should be easy for me to translate as I currently work for the Canadian government so we can compare.
You currently make RS 80,000 per month working for the government. That's $1,500 per month in Canadian dollar. That's like minimum wage here.
I make RS 471,100.00 per month working for the government in Canada. That's $9,000 a month. I'm a manager though but you can workout from that, if it's worth it to move or not to secure a good future if you wish to continue to work for the government and get a placement in the Canadian government.
What a lame response this is.
For the starters, most people are making in a range of 60-80k in Canada. That's the truth. A 100k annual salary is considered rather attractive in Canada.
I moved to Toronto from US as an intra-company transfer. My salary reduced by 30% because that's the scale in Canada and still when I told people what I am making (132k base pay, 175k overall), they thought I must be a director or something. I was working for one of the top MNC’s as a Sales Engineer.
Additionally, half of your earnings is gone in taxes. The more you make, the more tax you pay. It varies from 42% to 50% from province to province.
So, if your annual pay is 100k, you're only effectively earning 58k which is less than 5k CAD (not 9k) a month (2.5 lacs INR)
On top of that, a barely decent 2 bedroom apartment in a decent neighborhood will cost you 1800-2200 CAD a month, that's how much? About 1 lakh INR a month. You will pay only 25% of that in Bangalore, which is one of the most expensive cities in India.
Car insurance will cost you about 300 CAD a month.
The truth is, you have to be a frugal person and live within your means in Canada. People are only getting by in Canada, not really getting ahead (one of their popular opposing party slogans). And you will rarely find a single person running the family here, while it's common in India. Both partners have to work to make ends meet, and you don't have any support structure here to raise your children.
DO NOT think that you can save a lot more money by moving from India to Canada. It’s NOT going to happen. This is a socialist country and the system is not designed for people to collect wealth quickly. People do not work as hard as they do in US or India because even if they did, they would not get paid more.
So, money should not be a reason for you to move to Canada.
There are however other very pressing reasons why you might want to live in Canada instead.
Canada is stunningly beautiful. It could easily be among 5 prettiest countries in the world.
Canadians are nice people, not all of them though. It’s safe and clean here. I get nightmares about taking my child to New Delhi especially thinking about pollution and crime.
There’s no shortage of water in Canada. Migration programs are family friendly. If you can get used to the cold here, which takes time (right now the warmest place in Canada is 5 degrees Celsius) since it’s a 6 month long winter here, you can enjoy a healthy, safe and peaceful life up here.
System is not corrupt, if you fall ill, they will take care of you and never tell you how much it cost to save your life. If you lose your job they will give you money to survive. Your tax money is actually used for good cause. Your children get good quality school education without associated cost.
Even then, I think one can lead a much more socially active and fulfilling life in India if one makes decent money and choices. There has to be some pressing reasons for one to move from India to Canada after the age of 30-32.
For me, the experience of living in a northern country itself is priceless. I hope to keep moving north until it’s time for the south and then east.