Income, PPP and Household Money Explained
This page explains one part of the game. It is an independent copy, not the official site. The life itself starts on this language’s homepage.
What PPP is doing here
Purchasing-power comparison asks what a sum can buy, not what a bank’s exchange desk pays today. The game labels the field GDP per person (PPP). It is a place input.
GDP per person is not a salary
c.ppp is not the character’s pay, not take-home pay, and not a household budget. A place can have a high figure while the person you are playing is poor, or the reverse.
How a personal draw is made
The file stores a Gini figure. The simulation then builds a spread from that figure, with an extra shift for some regions, and draws a personal level. That draw is a model. It is not a payroll.
| Place | ppp | gi |
|---|---|---|
| India | 8,871 | 0.26 |
| Nigeria | 7,843 | 0.34 |
| Japan | 47,387 | 0.32 |
| United States | 74,352 | 0.42 |
The household is separate
Birth sets a household situation. The character’s own earnings, if any, come later. Spending is tracked apart from both. A rich place does not mean a rich family.
Work, tax and spending
A job can change earnings. The source also has tax and saving rules that depend on the place and the income already drawn. This page does not turn those rules into a guaranteed raise.
Pay, savings and net worth
Income is not take-home pay. Take-home pay is not savings. Savings are not net worth. Debt can sit beside a wage. The end screen may show a money summary only if that life had something to show.
Changing the place changes the input
The comparison page can put ppp and gi next to each other. Those columns are starting inputs. They are not the salary you will be paid.
Money questions
This is a simulation, not financial advice.
Why is the wage so far from GDP per person?
They measure different things. GDP per person is the place input. The wage is drawn and then changed by work and the household.
Can I become rich on purpose?
No path here guarantees wealth.
Is debt a bug?
No. Spending and debt are part of the household model.