My income in US is US$80,000 before taxes...so you can figure out how we live in here (midwest university-town) I have been offered a job in Bangalore, but is hard to make sense of money matter, "Indian rupees", In Jan 2008 the exchange rate was roughly Rs 40 to USD 1. but what does that mean? How much should I ask? In the USA my salary is US$80,000 a year,We live in the midwest in college-town, safe and sound. I have debt here, and I want to be sure that I'll be able to live comfortable there while able to pay my bills here (car payment, mortgage about US$1700 a month in bills that I can stop paying + living in Bangalore)