Expensiveness in New Zealand
#61
Re: Expensiveness in New Zealand
Just got off the phone from my mum in NZ and asked her about the cost of living and she thinks it all overrated and not comparing like with like. She didn't give details though, and as she is wanting her beloved daughter back in NZ she might not be the most unbiased source! Just as well she's not charging me rent though.
#62
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Re: Expensiveness in New Zealand
Cost of living in N.Z. is high.
If you want to live here be prepared to pay for the privilege.
If you want to live here be prepared to pay for the privilege.
#63
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That might be true of $100 of anything as it is value based. What exchange rates was that comparison using as they will have shifted massively over the past 2yrs or so...
#64
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It wouldn't have been using exchange rates as it was comparing local costs against local wages I presume.....
#65
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I guess the moral is don't believe anything you read. Either here or in official surveys!
Seriously, the only truly relevant knowledge you can be confident in is that gained through your own experience.
#66
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Its a statistic and therefore could have been concocted out of almost anything if the basis for it isn´t understood...remember starch (for collars) has only recently been removed as a typical good in one of the UK price index calculations because there were many Govt statisticians who valued "consistancy over time" above "consumption relevance"...
#68
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Increasing you tax take is always a good thing.
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Seriously, the only truly relevant knowledge you can be confident in is that gained through your own experience.[/QUOTE]
so do I need to experience somalia in order to rule it out as a potential place to emigrate to?
so do I need to experience somalia in order to rule it out as a potential place to emigrate to?
#71
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Admittedly most toured the country using Blackhawks...
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hardly an exception. people must rule out hundreds of countries for potential immigration simply based on what they think they know about that country.
likewise, they choose countries based on what they believe rather than the actual facts.
fact is, N.Z. is expensive and unless your coming to a good job you'll struggle.
likewise, they choose countries based on what they believe rather than the actual facts.
fact is, N.Z. is expensive and unless your coming to a good job you'll struggle.
#73
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Not as simple as that. Somalia is an exception as so few people (if any) would want to emigrate there at all, under any circumstances. Whether in individual will 'struggle' in NZ depends on their expectations, desies and circumstances. Believe me, most people in most countries believe they 'struggle' by their own definitions...
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Re: Expensiveness in New Zealand
Perhaps you should look at some of the other more comparable cities because the UK does exist far beyond the M25
34 United Kingdom, London
106 New Zealand, Auckland
141 United Kingdom, Glasgow
166 United Kingdom, Birmingham
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Re: Expensiveness in New Zealand
Your point is what exactly? It figures that Auckland would be less expensive than London, where isn't?
Perhaps you should look at some of the other more comparable cities because the UK does exist far beyond the M25
34 United Kingdom, London
106 New Zealand, Auckland
141 United Kingdom, Glasgow
166 United Kingdom, Birmingham
Perhaps you should look at some of the other more comparable cities because the UK does exist far beyond the M25
34 United Kingdom, London
106 New Zealand, Auckland
141 United Kingdom, Glasgow
166 United Kingdom, Birmingham