Table 2.

Data comparing salaries and prices of apartments and cars in Latin America

Country	Researcher	Judge	Senator	Professor	Apartment	Car
Argentina	1200–3000	10,000	6000	2000	≅180,000	≅24,000
Brazil	1700–4000	10,000	8000	4000	200,000	≅18,500
Chile	2000–5000	7000	12,000	5000	≅150,000	≅14,000
Colombia	3000–7000	5000	10,000	3000–8000	≅200,000	≅19,000
Mexico	2200–3500	6300	6700	3600	≅190,000	≅15,500
Uruguay	2600–3500	4300	3400	3500	≅190,000	≅22,000

The salary in USD per month, in the case of researches considering the first position (young investigator) and the last position (about 30 years) in the main research institutions. These data have been provided by researchers from the different countries and the salaries are considering the basic + additional (pocket money). Judge: federal, with 30 years. Senator: national. Professor: full time in a National University. Apartment: price of a two bedrooms apartment in the capital of the country in a good location. Car: price of a brand new, medium-sized car (taken as example Renault Duster)