What a ¥499,997 salary in Shanghai is worth in San José?

What this figure means

PPP re-prices pay for local living costs. Shanghai sets the benchmark price level; every other card's gross is derived from the shared gross benchmark and re-priced at Shanghai's prices, so every card's buying power is measured on the same price basis.

What this figure means

PPP re-prices pay for local living costs. Shanghai's average prices are 5% lower than San José's (indexed price level). Both cards start from the same nominal gross of ₡34,071,538. At Shanghai's prices that gross is worth ₡32,377,096 — 5% less than Shanghai's own ₡34,071,538, reflecting Shanghai's lower prices (¥475,132 at today's rate).