Reality check
- I have not heard of anyone offered any kind of joining bonus in years
- do not count on that 18 - 20k each month - you have vacation time and they will assign it if you don't attempt to bid it - your pay will go down significantly for that time spent on leave (no flt pay and you must take the time off) - also, turn arounds don't pay the same
- 10 % tax is the best you will do, most pay more
- 13 month pay is just the month's basic pay - not all the extras - nice, but not the 18 - 20k that you envision
- bonus is just that - a bonus - it was roughly 6 months basic pay last year but not nearly that much the previous year so don't count on it to be there every year.
- the gratuity is paid at the completion of the contract (if you complete...
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- count on $6k+ minimum/mo for rent anywhere - and I guarantee you will not want to rent "anywhere" - things are going toward $8 - 10k month rapidly in the typical expat areas and unless you are fluent in chinese, those are the places you would likely look to live.
It is getting very expensive here - be ready