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Interesting cost of living comparison site
drc
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I've just come across this great website where you can compare the cost of living of different countries/cities around the world. It seems fairly accurate to me. Just shows how expensive the UK has become;
http://www.numbeo.com/common/
http://www.numbeo.com/common/
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So much for those poor people in the East.Median Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax) in Singapore costs 2,800.00S$ (about 8 hours ago)
Then again :eek:Median Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax) in Phnum Penh costs 75.00$ (about 3 hours ago)'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
I've just come across this great website where you can compare the cost of living of different countries/cities around the world. It seems fairly accurate to me. Just shows how expensive the UK has become;
http://www.numbeo.com/common/
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Well if you compare London with Madrid, the cost of living in Spain is a third less but the salary there is half of earnings in London....0
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Not sure about comparing the cost of a bottle of water as buying bottled water is essential in some countries and a luxury (as in non essential) in others as there is a reliable tap supply.0
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Chicken in Kiev is cheap.Not Again0
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Chicken Kiev's best served with a generous portion of chips and some nice peas.0
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Anyone looked at Oslo? 40% to 60% more for most things.
Australia has turned higher (used to be up to 30% lower)0 -
Beware of cost of living comparison sites. They are too theoretical.
Once you started living in a place, you discover loads of ways of saving money (like what we do in MSE).Happiness is buying an item and then not checking its price after a month to discover it was reduced further.0
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