>My background is doing completely custom business/government applications. I like
>to think that I'm exceptionally well qualified and skilled at what I do.
>
>But I still think it'd be awfully difficult to "compete" with someone that is paid
>1/10th of what they'd pay in the US.


Don't worry,
if they are so low paid they are not so qualified like you.
If they are qualified like you, they will be not so low paid :-)))