Geography comparison · 15 seats · Sales prospecting & customer relations
◆ Eastern Europe
Poland · Romania · Ukraine — Strong tech, rising costs
636 401 €
42 427 € estimated cost / seat / yr
- Strong technical skills (Poland, Romania, Ukraine)
- Cultural and geographic proximity to Western Europe
- Time zones aligned with Central Europe
- Mature tech ecosystem
- Salary costs up significantly since 2020
- More visible geopolitical risk (Ukraine, regional tensions)
- Increased competition for tech profiles
- Rising attrition toward Western Europe
Avg gross salary27 600 €
Loaded + provider42 427 €
Total 15 seats636 401 €
◆ Southern Europe
Portugal · Spain — Cultural proximity, higher costs
923 121 €
61 541 € estimated cost / seat / yr
- Cultural fit and time-zone proximity (Portugal, Spain)
- Strong European language skills
- Attractive quality of life for talent retention
- Ideal for teams close to end clients
- Higher labor costs than Eastern Europe or Africa
- Limited talent pool for large-scale BPO operations
- Less competitive for scale beyond 30–50 seats
- Higher provider margins
Avg gross salary35 880 €
Loaded + provider61 541 €
Total 15 seats923 121 €
◆ Asia
India · Pakistan · Philippines — Scale & cost, EU distance
364 668 €
24 311 € estimated cost / seat / yr
- Highly competitive cost and massive scale (India, Pakistan, Philippines)
- Historic BPO ecosystem with industrialized processes
- Large pool for support and back-office profiles
- 24/7 coverage possible for global support
- Significant time-zone gap with Europe
- Cultural distance and harder communication with EU clients
- High attrition on support profiles
- Turnover and retraining = hidden cost
Avg gross salary17 480 €
Loaded + provider24 311 €
Total 15 seats364 668 €
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◆ Africa · Talent2Africa
Senegal · Ivory Coast · Morocco · Kenya… — Cost, languages, EU time zone
487 924 €
32 528 € estimated cost / seat / yr
- Competitive costs + young, fast-growing talent pool
- English, French, and Portuguese — aligned with EU markets
- Optimal time zone with Europe (0 to +2 h)
- Strategic growth region: market expansion + talent development
- T2A managed team: compliance, payroll, and management included
- Long-term resilience vs Asia-only dependency
- BPO maturity varies by country — local partner essential
- Digital infrastructure still developing (urban vs rural)
- Fewer historical references than Asia on some highly standardized verticals
Avg gross salary22 080 €
Loaded + provider32 528 €
Total 15 seats487 924 €
Africa combines cost competitiveness, multilingual talent, and EU proximity — more than a cost center, a growth lever.
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Our recommendation
For 15 Sales prospecting & customer relations seats serving Europe, Africa via Talent2Africa offers the best balance: competitive cost, time zone, French/English/Portuguese, and local compliance included. Asia is cheaper on paper — but with higher attrition, time-zone gaps, and cultural distance.
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Estimated cost gap vs Southern Europe: 435 197 €
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