I've been an EFL teacher, it's not like that and not that easy for everyone. Most entry level english teaching positions pay almost nothing.
The jobs you see that pay that much a month require a lot of directly relevant experience, education, and connections, like a master's degree in TEFL and/or 5+ years experience teaching english. There's ZERO chance a Russian college, university, or international school (where the decent money is made) is going to pay some FOB sexpat who has no education and/or no education/experience in teaching, that kind of money.
Like every other industry on this gay planet, these jobs are hyper competitive at anything other than the extreme entry level.
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