I didn't want to bring this up but i feel i have to.
A friend of mine who lives in a country where the average monthly wage is less than those amounts you mentioned he bought/owns an Asus Strix RTX 2080 Ti OC ( $1,100 )
That said, it doesn't matter where you live, sometimes you have to do sacrifices or give up to others things if you want to buy something, that always up to you.
Note: I'm not ashamed to say it but if i want to buy something for my Hobby ( PC ) i work extra shifts.
That is doable ofc but its easier to say than done cause it depends on a lot of things in one's life and situation.
Right now I'm only working a part time job from home cause thats all I have for now and I can save about 150-160 $ a month for my own needs/hobbies.
So yea even this 1070 was a significant hit for me financially and the most expensive GPU I ever bought at around ~400 $.
I was raised in a way to save money if I can and even this ammount I spend on my PC raises some questions and whatnot.
'like was it necessary and why I didn't buy a cheaper one'
If I spent 1k+ on any hardware pretty much everyone around me would think I'm batshit crazy and need help.
Luckily I don't smoke nor go to pubs or whatever ppl do, I'm badly introverted and don't like irl activities with other ppl much so at least thats a save for me.