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this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2025
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To be clear, this isn't exactly an apples to apples comparison; even if the US did free trade school with subsidies for living costs and everything, you're not going to get skilled metal workers and carpenters working for $35/day. While labor costs are only ~25% of the cost of construction, the same applies to how low you can get material costs, even when you've got central planning for concrete and steel industries.
Labor costs are typically 50-60% of the cost of construction.
I meant holy shit, as in, holy shit that is such an affordable buying price that I confused it for a steep rental price at first.