£478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
Aug 31st 2012, 4:06 pm
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
If you have not been there for a while, I think you will be surprised how expensive it has become in the UK.
Per the ecconomist:
Per the ecconomist:
Price of bread 10 years back US$0.99 and $1.81 in London & Sydney respectively
Price of bread now $2.26 and $3.48 in London & Sydney
Price for 1Kg rice 10 years back US$1.60 and $0.78 in London & Sydney
Price for 1Kg rice now $4.81 and $2.97 in London & Sydney
Price for 1 lire unleaded 10 years back US$1.10 and $0.47 in London & Sydney
Price for 1 litre unleaded now $2.15 and $1.50 in London & Sydney
Price of bread now $2.26 and $3.48 in London & Sydney
Price for 1Kg rice 10 years back US$1.60 and $0.78 in London & Sydney
Price for 1Kg rice now $4.81 and $2.97 in London & Sydney
Price for 1 lire unleaded 10 years back US$1.10 and $0.47 in London & Sydney
Price for 1 litre unleaded now $2.15 and $1.50 in London & Sydney
Aug 31st 2012, 5:43 pm
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
All i can say is my 1 bedroom apartment in the Canaries is 500euros a month..or about £395 a month.. Got a loaf today for 1euro.. € € I dont have one on my keeboard € €
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Sep 1st 2012, 3:43 am
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
What would you pay for a nice one/two bedroom place near the sea, fully furnished, air-con, just have to pay your electric bill. Quiet nice area, nice place for a middle aged gent to entertain his ldy friends? Playa De Ingles or Playa De Americas.
Sep 1st 2012, 7:33 am
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Sep 1st 2012, 8:06 am
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
Strange, a friend was telling me some things were more and others less overall cost of living was comparable to UK... but hey ho you will know better than me.
http://www.immigration2australia.com...ost_of_living/
http://www.immigration2australia.com...ost_of_living/
Okay for the minority earning big money in the mines...but this has led to one of the most inflated housing markets in the world.
They say wages have increased 400% since 1980...but the housin g market has gone up 1300%...
Perth is more expensive than London it is said. A pint of beer is a little over $11 in the city. Eating out expensive indeed....
Spain with all its faults sounds a far better deal if work is not part of the equation.
Wonder if the Canary Islands are a little too remote though?
Sep 1st 2012, 8:46 am
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
Why are the Canary Isles to Remote.. we have everything everyone else has.. even BUG free hospitals..
Sep 1st 2012, 12:28 pm
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
You know I have a place in the UK and here, and I find the cost of living in CB North less than the UK (Midlands), and not just be a few quid!
Sep 1st 2012, 12:35 pm
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
although admittedly I get much more house for my money here in Spain than I would in the UK
Sep 1st 2012, 12:38 pm
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
Yes I guess so. Ive compared them before and overall I cant get anywhere near, on "council tax", car tax, & weekly food alone
Sep 1st 2012, 12:43 pm
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
Decent middle-of-the-road quality clothes are much cheaper there though
Sep 1st 2012, 1:48 pm
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
As previously stated, it really does boil down to one's personal circumstances.
Sep 1st 2012, 1:50 pm
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
Sep 1st 2012, 1:54 pm
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
With 3 children now in ESO, it's just cost me 1500 euros for the books alone. We then have to pay for notepads, pens, new, better calculators etc. etc.
Now you've got me started .....
Now you've got me started .....
Sep 1st 2012, 11:43 pm
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
The term RipOff Britain comes to mind, too many people making profit on profit and I don't just mean the Govt.
Sep 2nd 2012, 1:04 am
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Re: £478.00 per week, so at what £1.00 to $1.25, thats $597.00 per week
Even though we pay more for electricity here (we use the A/C a lot), the cost of living is a lot less expensive here over all.