why not? why should my work be paid less, just because i live in a cheaper place? maybe the life is cheaper here, but i end up spending more money to get things that aren't local.

in particular, if i want to keep my european lifestyle, malaysia ends up being more expensive than europe. same goes for most other asian countries. it gets worse with kids. education is very expensive in asia if you want to get the same quality as europe. and i also need to factor in expensive travel to visit family back home.

average cost of living is meaningless.

life is only cheaper if you accept the local living standards and if you don't have any family on another continent. so you are telling me that me having to accept a worse standard of living than you is fair?