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Old 06-15-2014, 03:07 PM
 
Location: Europe
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This is for Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Let's write how much do we pay for the following items, I know prices can be different depending on the places or days but approximately, how much do you pay for...? specify city and country.

1 kg bananas: €1,50
1 subway ticket (one way): starting from €1, price depends on the distance travelled
1 litre milk: €1,10
1kg salmon fish: I had to google this, as im a vegetarian, but prices seem to be around €17/k
Man haircut:
Woman haircut: I cut my own hair but it seems to be anywhere between €15 and €50, so id say around €30
Loaf of bread: €1,30
Ticket to cinema (1 seat): €10
One way bus ticket: Same thing as the metro, but lets say 4 euro for a 10 km trip?
Pair of levis jeans: €95
Combo meal at McDonald:€5,95
Cup of coffee: €2,20
12 eggs: €2,20
Meal inexpensive restaurant: €15
Ticket to swimmingpool: €4
Book mid size: €13
DVD film: €10
Pizza in a restaurant (1 person): €9
Can ok Coke (0,33l): €0,40
Can of beer (0,33l): €1
VAT (%): 21%

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Old 06-15-2014, 06:05 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Catbelle View Post
Let's write how much do we pay for the following items, I know prices can be different depending on the places or days but approximately, how much do you pay for...? specify city and country.

1 kg bananas: $3
1 subway ticket (one way): NA (There is no efficient public transit system).
A vehicle is a must-have in Miami, Gas = $200 per month, car letter = $320 per month (Honda Civic) and insurance = $110 per month.
1 litre milk: 3.78 Liters = 1 gal = $4 at Walmart.
1kg salmon fish: $30 at COSTCO.
Man haircut: $15 (at Supercuts).
Woman haircut: $45 (at Supercuts).
Loaf of bread: $2 Bread $1.5 French bread (at Publix).
Ticket to cinema (1 seat): $15 not 3D.
One way bus ticket: $2
Pair of levis jeans: $20 (at Sears or the Levis Store).
Combo meal at McDonald: $7
Cup of coffee: $1.5
12 eggs: $2
Meal inexpensive restaurant: $10
Ticket to swimming pool: $7
McDonalds menu combo: $7
Book mid size: $12
DVD film: $5 (at Walmart)
Pizza in a restaurant (1 person): $8
Can ok Coke (0,33l): $0.5 (Walmart)
Can of beer (0,33l): $1
VAT (%): 7%
Income tax = 23 %
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Miami florida usa
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Old 06-16-2014, 12:24 PM
 
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The things that I know from the list in US dollars:

1 subway ticket (one way) $2.50
1 litre milk/1 Quart of milk $1.25
Woman haircut: $60
Loaf of bread: $2.50
Ticket to cinema (1 seat): $10.50
One way bus ticket: $2.50
Meal inexpensive restaurant: $5-10
Pizza in a restaurant (1 person): $3
Can Coke Cola: $1
VAT (%): 8.65
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Old 06-16-2014, 01:48 PM
 
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Default Cost of living in Huntsville, Al

In U.S. measurements # = pound.

1 kg bananas: .55/#
1 subway ticket (one way) No subway
1 litre milk 1 gallon: $2.99
1kg salmon fish: ~$6/#
Man haircut: Husband pays $17
Woman haircut: $25
Loaf of bread: $2
Ticket to cinema (1 seat): $7.50 usually; matinees are cheaper, IMAX shows are more expensive
One way bus ticket: Don't use the bus. everyone has their own car here
Pair of levis jeans: $30
Combo meal at McDonald: Not sure probably $4
Cup of coffee: $1.50 for 'normal' coffee, $4 for a fancy coffee drink
12 eggs: $1.50
Meal inexpensive restaurant: $8
Ticket to swimmingpool: Many neighborhoods have their own pool for home owners.
McDonalds menu combo: see above
Book mid size: $20
DVD film: $20 (but who buys DVDs anymore?)
Pizza in a restaurant (1 person): $10
Can ok Coke (0,33l): $1.00
Can of beer (0,33l): $1 for the cheap stuff, $1.50 for something decent
VAT (%): sales tax (not quite the same as VAT) in Alabama 8%
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Old 06-16-2014, 08:13 PM
 
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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 2014 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey shows the world's ten most expensive cities to live in are: Singapore, Paris, Oslo, Zurich, Sydney, Caracas, Geneva, Melbourne, Tokyo and Copenhagen, respectively.
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Old 06-18-2014, 04:00 PM
 
Location: Haryana, India
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Country India, Province Haryana, City Hisar(population 375,000) :

1 kg bananas: Here we have a lot of dozen for bananas, and its like US$ 0.66
1 subway ticket (one way) : we have little thailand type tuktuk autos which carry upto 7-8 people to move to any end of city, costs a person US$0.15
1 litre milk : US$0.70
1kg salmon fish: not available
Man haircut: US$1
Woman haircut:US$5
Loaf of bread: US$0.4
Ticket to cinema (1 seat): US$1.5/3/4
One way bus ticket:
Pair of levis jeans: US$40, though local indian brands like montecarlo gives a jeans in US$20
Combo meal at McDonald:US$3
Cup of coffee:US$0.5
12 eggs:US$0.75
Meal inexpensive restaurant: for 2 it costs like US$10
Ticket to swimmingpool:US$100 for monthly membership.
McDonalds menu combo:
Book mid size:
DVD film: US$1
Pizza in a restaurant (1 person): A little one from pizza hut is like US$1.2 and the medium size is US$4 and large is like US$9
Can ok Coke (0,33l): US$0.33
Can of beer (0,33l):US$1
VAT (%): its included in all prices, and 16%
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Old 06-18-2014, 04:43 PM
 
Location: Not where you ever lived
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It depends upon where you live in the USA how much is charged. I live rural so my prices are a bit higher. This is all in US Dollars.
City bus ticket $1.00
1 Gallon of gas $3.57 USD
1 Quart of milk. $1.75
Bananas per pound $0.49
Barber: Male and Female haircut $7.00
1 loaf of bread (not sandwich) $0.89
I 25 ounce can of Budweiser Beer $1.69
1 can of coke $0.20.8-1/3 I buy 4 cases for $10. There are 12 cans in each case
Mid-priced meal $5-$10
We do not pay a VAT tax. Our taxes range from 1% total for groceries, to 7% total for all other food types.
Average 3/2 home $250,000 or less.
Central Illinois USA
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Old 06-18-2014, 07:17 PM
 
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Quebec City, Canada
Prices in CDN, add ~10% for USD.

1 kg bananas: $2.00
1 subway ticket (one way): no subway
1 litre milk: $2.25
1kg salmon fish: $20-25 (~$10/lb)
Man haircut: $15-25
Woman haircut: $30-60
Loaf of bread: $3.00
Ticket to cinema (1 seat): $8-12
One way bus ticket: $2.75
Pair of levis jeans: $25-45
Combo meal at McDonald: $8.00
Cup of coffee: $1.75
12 eggs: $3.00
Meal inexpensive restaurant: $15
Ticket to swimmingpool: always free
Book mid size: $15
DVD film: $15-20
Pizza in a restaurant (1 person): $10-15
Can ok Coke (0,33l): $0.75-1.50
Can of beer (0,33l): $2.50 (6-pack: $7.00-$15.00)
VAT (%): 15

Wine (swill): $12
Wine (drinkable): $18
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Old 06-20-2014, 06:13 AM
 
Location: Slovakia
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Bratislava Slovakia, European Union

1 kg bananas: 1,60€
1 subway ticket (one way): don't have one
1 litre milk: (fat)-1.20€, (low-fat)-1€
1kg salmon fish: (0.5kg fillets) 8€
Man haircut: 6€
Woman haircut: -don't know
Loaf of bread: (whole grain 400g) 1.60€
Ticket to cinema (1 seat): 6.50€
One way bus ticket: 0.90€
Pair of levis jeans: -
Combo meal at McDonald: 4.80€
Cup of coffee: 2.50€
12 eggs: 2.40€
Meal inexpensive restaurant: one meal 6-8€
Ticket to swimmingpool: 5€
McDonalds menu combo: 4.80€
Book mid size: 18€
DVD film: 14€
Pizza in a restaurant (1 person): 9€
Can ok Coke (0,33l): 0.6€
Can of beer (0,33l): app. 0.35€ (Corgon, Zlaty bazant, Kelt, Krusovice)
VAT (%): 20

Internet connection 18€ - D250 Mbit/s - U15Mbit/s
Mobile contract - lets say 20€/month (100 min., 500MB)
Gas (diesel) - 1.35/L
Gas (bensin/petrol) - 1.55/L

Last edited by streetway; 06-20-2014 at 06:31 AM..
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Old 08-31-2014, 11:45 AM
 
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Default Prices in your country?

How much do these items cost in your countries national supermarket chain (e.g. Tesco for the UK)

1kg of Bananas
Nescafé Gold 150grams
Cottage cheese 500grams
Dove shampoo daily care 250ml

Price in dollars using google currency converter. I want to move to a country that's cheap
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