Dubai BCG VS HK BB S&T

I am currently an analyst 1 at a BB with less than 1yr YOE. I have an offer to join BCG Dubai as a junior associate.

  1. My career goal is to become a commercial cofounder of a startup so consulting learning seems more relevant

  2. Trading offers way higher salary, almost twice as high as consulting (12% tax in HK VS 0 in Dubai but I live with parents and have virtually no living cost if I stay in S&T, and can realistically save $150K after a year)

  3. I am pretty young (fresh out of undergrads) so i thought going to a brand new place and get exposure to more industries can be valuable

  4. I don't plan to stay in either job for too long, thinking of joining a startup after max 1 yr, so will I learn that much more in consulting than S&T?

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