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Old Oct 14th 2012, 3:23 am
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Old Oct 14th 2012, 3:33 am
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Old Oct 14th 2012, 3:39 am
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Old Oct 14th 2012, 3:49 am
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Originally Posted by fish.01
It is closer to the reality than the current exchange rate...cost of living costs should be compared using percentage of wage it costs to buy something...using the exchange rate is mathematically wrong...which makes most of the comparisons on this thread using the exchange rate pointless unless spending Aussie dollars in the UK, or pounds in Australia.
Yep that's exactly how my folks worked out the value of stuff when they did their circumnavigation. Mum used the price of basic stuff like a chicken or a kilo of carrots. My dad used the cost of a pint of beer as a % of the average hourly rate.
Noumea being the most expensive place on earth they bought anything.
Venezuela the cheapest
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Old Oct 14th 2012, 5:03 am
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457 salaries
Ha ha .... Kind of defeats the whole idea of an expat salary. Only got yourself to blame there
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Old Oct 14th 2012, 5:43 am
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Old Oct 14th 2012, 5:46 am
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my arse! Daughters 1/2 hour lesson in UK £2.75, whereas 1/2 hour lesson here is $20
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Despite the recent increase ...... Power bills
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my arse! Daughters 1/2 hour lesson in UK £2.75, whereas 1/2 hour lesson here is $20
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my arse! Daughters 1/2 hour lesson in UK £2.75, whereas 1/2 hour lesson here is $20
Who works for that rate?
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