I calculated that I would need to earn an average of 3 million reads a month if I was living in Australia in order to live what I would consider comfortably as a single adult (so that includes rent at somewhere nice but not super central, bills and a little extra cash, but no dependants). That’s 36 million reads a year.
I should also note that I’m taking Australian tax into consideration. I think a lot of people forget that this is taxable income and depending on where you live, you might actually be taxed as a contractor which I believe can be similar to a company rate in some cases? (In Australia, you will be taxed as an individual.)
I used a guesstimate exchange rate, but I did take that into consideration too.
In Mexico, I could probably live decently on 1 million reads/month as an individual. I wouldn’t have a lot of spending money (if I continued living where I currently do without splitting the cost with a partner), but I probably would be able to save a tiny bit each month.