How much does life costs where you live?

Discussion in 'Economics' started by Debaser82, Oct 29, 2011.

  1. Humpy

    Humpy

    Why not judge your intended heavenly destination by the murder rate per 100,000 ?

    Apparently, just to kick off, the murder rate is 88.8 per 100,00 in Washington DC.Is that good I hear you asking yourself ?

    Well to get it in some sort of proportion it's worse than Iraq !
     
    #81     Jun 24, 2012
  2. southall

    southall

    I looked at my bank statement recently.

    We is now spending 800GBP a month on grocery shopping, that is about 1250USD. :(

    Kids are expensive, hate to think what is going to be in 10 years time when the kids are teenagers and young adults.

    I could lease a nice new German car with that money instead i drive a 7 year old ford :(
     
    #82     Jun 24, 2012
  3. zdreg

    zdreg

    why don't you emigrate? the middle class is leaving.
     
    #83     Jun 24, 2012
  4. southall

    southall

    Yeah that is good idea.

    Im almost there in terms of cash.. for traders cash is king. As we dont have a tenured job like doctors and teachers and other middle class professions.

    At the moment i have one luxury in that im paying 1% interest on my mortgage, they dont do those deals anymore, 25 year BOE base rate+0.5%. If that wasn't the case cost of living would be really painful right now.
     
    #84     Jun 24, 2012
  5. If you go back to India, you will live like a rajah
     
    #85     Jun 24, 2012
  6. it would have been great if England never went there
     
    #86     Jun 24, 2012
  7. Humpy

    Humpy

    Benny's idea of printing more and more money will suddenly strike imho as inflation.

    What the dummy doesn't realize is that the politicians have made awfully bad decisions and the bankers etc. are cashing in on the " too big to fail " argument.

    Poor ole Joe Sixpack isn't doing at all well.

    We got the clones of other people's useless politicians right here in Europe, making as big a balls-up as anyone has ever experienced and continuing !
     
    #87     Jun 24, 2012
  8. nLepwa

    nLepwa

    I live in Geneva, Switzerland.

    Median monthly salary:7'000 US.

    2 bedroom apartment rent: 2.5K$

    Average house price: 2'500'000$

    Big Mac Menu: 15 USD

    Volkswagen Golf: 30 K

    1 Galon of gas: 8.5 USD

    1.5 Liter bottle of Coke: 2.5 USD

    Healthcare a year: 4'000 USD

    Doctor visit: 0 USD

    Plummer visit: ~200$ / hour

    School a year: 0 USD

    University: 2'000 USD

    Ninna
     
    #88     Jun 24, 2012
  9. I live in Indiana, just moved to an apartment, rent is $500/month.

    Can walk to McDonalds if I want to, but would never eat there

    I can walk through the woods to the grocery store.

    Tried to buy a black angus steak yesterday for $12, but the butcher told me he had some better white faced on sale for $8.

    He picked one out for me, like he said "This one has a good tenderloin on it."

    otherwise, cigarettes are $42 a carton and I buy a carton about every five days, but I can put on my clothes and walk to the c store and come home and get back in my pajamas before the computer even times out.
     
    #89     Jun 24, 2012
  10. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    You won't eat at McDonalds but you buy a carton of cigarettes? Senseless.
     
    #90     Jun 24, 2012