mya Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 How do they compare ? I know Zero of US economy. Portugal, Europe (Just next to Spain). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Rent on an apartment can range from $300-2000+ depending on where you live, and what kind of accommodations you want. College students often subsist on Ramen noodles: 10 packs/$1 (at least that's what it used to be - haven't bought Ramen in years) Transportation... I don't know. I haven't lived a real life, so I'm not the best person to comment... But the best answer that -I- can give is that cost of living is so greatly varied all over the US... it's hard for any one person to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulian Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 How do they compare ? I know Zero of US economy. Portugal, Europe (Just next to Spain). Muwahaha... I love the qualifier... After that 2007 Teen map question thing the rest of the worlds belief in your geographical skills equates to zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I find that video hilarious and loathsome at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mya Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 What are you talking about ? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mudder Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 ROFL! OMG! That is nuts! By the way: In College over here in Gainesville Florida, go Gators! This is the cost of living. Rent: Cheap college apartments range from $430 - $550 a month. Those are considered relatively cheap. They also include all utilities. I currently live with my cousin in a house and we pay $400 total. That is considered very good and cheap. The Bus system is free if you attend University of Flroida or $60.00 for 1 year bus pass. But I drive a car and pay ~40 in gas a month. (Not including the long drives home) I work ~30 +/- 5 hours at a coffee shop making $7.75 an hour + tips which average $2.00 an hour. Minimum wage is $6.75 an hour and $3.30 an hour for major tip jobs. Ex: Waiters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantangel Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Across the country here in Idaho it varies greatly as well. In the capitol the cheapest is around $700 for a two bedroom apartment and $500 for a one bedroom. On campus it's roughly $300-500 or so depending on how many rooms it has as well. Minimum wage is still ridiculous despite it being just raised, it'll probably go up to $7.15 in 2009 supposedly. Jobs here can range greatly on pay as well, working fast food is the lowest paying, then I'd have to say retail/baby sitting and then bank jobs. Pretty much everything after that is specialized positions such as Plumber, Electrician and whatever else. If you attend the university the bus system is free until the summer months, in which case it becomes $30 for the three months you'd be attending Uni. If you don't attend Uni, it's roughly $30 a month but it's still cheaper than owning a car and spending money for gas/car payment. If you can land a good solid job you can make ~25k a year starting and work your way up at various speeds depending on whether you do a good job or not you can be making 30k in no time. Our teachers here only make about ~24k starting a year depending on school district, but they're thinking of passing something that would make it so people becoming Teachers wont have to repay their student loans which would be a huge incentive to become one since student loans can become quite hefty. Anymore you need to have at least two working adults in the home making an income to be able to survive through house payments/utilities/food/etc... It ranges just far too greatly to get an accurate statement from any one place because that's just in the capitol, I've seen a 4 bedroom, 2 bath house out in an out of the way place go for 35k while the same will go for 200k-500k depending on how large it is. We live in a 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath house and ours would only fetch about 147-180k because of just the neighborhood we live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmongrel Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Go gators! I was born in gainesville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killalou Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 ROFL! OMG! That is nuts! By the way: In College over here in Gainesville Florida, go Gators! This is the cost of living. Rent: Cheap college apartments range from $430 - $550 a month. Those are considered relatively cheap. They also include all utilities. I currently live with my cousin in a house and we pay $400 total. That is considered very good and cheap. The Bus system is free if you attend University of Flroida or $60.00 for 1 year bus pass. But I drive a car and pay ~40 in gas a month. (Not including the long drives home) I work ~30 +/- 5 hours at a coffee shop making $7.75 an hour + tips which average $2.00 an hour. Minimum wage is $6.75 an hour and $3.30 an hour for major tip jobs. Ex: Waiters. You are kidding right? This is one of the most expensive town I've ever been in. Cheap my foot, everyone here tries to rape the students because they are students and assumed to be have 'money'. I hate college towns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killalou Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Go gators! I was born in gainesville Boooo Gators!!! Diee!!!!! P.S. I have no sense of school spirit and I hate the gator nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I'd say average here is about 150 NZD a week for rent, and last year I paid $1086 for my academic year bus pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Renting is a waste of money. Buy a house, you will pay less per sq/ft and you generate equity with your payments instead of generating someone elses profit margins. Whatever you do NEVER buy into interest only payment plans, unless you want the bank to just tattoo a serial number on your ***, because they own it. Missing work because you dont go to bed, priorities man.. Irresponsibility takes many forms, hate to be blunt, but this is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmongrel Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Game doesn't keep me up though, insomnia does, game just makes the time fly by so instead of 3 hours of sleep i'd get 2 or 1. Yeah, priorities. I need to find some sleeping pills weak enough to allow me to wake up but strong enough to make me go to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPapa Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 It's all relative anyway. I make a good living but, Payment to the X for Child Support Ungodly rates for Family Healthcare coverage, because I must put my two boys under me. A house, cable, gas, electric,sewer,garbage, car, gas, insurance etc... Nothing left in the end anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celerity Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Its the exact opposite of what Balinor stated' date=' the cost of living is HIGHER in the UK than in the US. Socialized medicine.[/quote'] Don't worry, there is a good chance that socialized medicine will be coming to the states in the next few years too.....so our taxes rates might jump up considerably.. an apartment in iowa costs about 250-300/month if room-sharing or about 400 to live alone...starting teacher pay is about 30k, depending on your field in kyoto japan, a very small apartment costs about 40,000-50,000 yen (about 350-450$), plus utilities (another 100), fairly high tax rates (compared to the US, 10%+) + mandatory health...foreign english teacher income is about 2500$/month buying a house isn't always the best option, especially for students....unless you have all that capital on hand, your income from better equity has to be greater than the interest of the loan...and isn't really feasible for temporary living arrangements...and unless you really know what you are doing, a house can be a risky investment...I would recommend putting a smaller amount of capital into a combination of mutual funds and bank CDs (maybe about 10-20% of your paycheque)...this consistent payment is what will generate a much more secure income over a few decades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mya Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 So that you have an idea, my brother bought a flat for 125K €. With 2 Bedrooms, 1 living room, 1 kitchen, 2 bathrooms, and a 1 car parking space in the garage. And the place is on the rim of the city i live. 35K for a house ? They must be made of wood ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrothum Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Houses where I am from run 120K - many millions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantangel Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I don't know all the materials the house was made of, just knew it was cheap as hell but it was also in a very small town where the chance of getting a great job was null. The price of a house is usually directly affected by the location of where it's at and it'll change drastically from one side of town to the other and which schools/stores are around as well. So yeah, 35k is pretty cheap until you realize that the fastest internet you'll be able to get is 28k modem speeds, there's probably only a convenient store that sells all your needs as well as gas and you're getting your mail once a week rather than every day but Sunday. If you've ever seen Tremors, the house I saw for that cheap was basically located in a town like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflayer Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Don't worry' date=' there is a good chance that socialized medicine will be coming to the states in the next few years too.....so our taxes rates might jump up considerably..[/quote'] I'd like to see that happen myself Celerity, but NO politican to date has stood up (die-hard) to the billion dollar health insurance agencies that fund their campaigns and offer them kushy jobs with huge (million dollar) salaries in the field when they retire. F*CK Nixon for ok'ing the HMO act of '73. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest emp_newb Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Asshat Is Mine! I Brought It Here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulian Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Asshat Is Mine! I Brought It Here! I'll have to admit thats true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chayesh Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Asshat Is Mine! I Brought It Here! Brought it here? Hell you WORE it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Brought it here? Hell you WORE it here. Wore? As in past-tense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Just because he wore it on the way in doesn't mean he has since taken it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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