Thirteen cost of living comparisons
for other countries vs. the US at
$50,000 US salary per year
1.... Australia: 42,735 United States Dollars
2.... Canada: 40,598 United States Dollars
3.... France: 56,837 United States Dollars
4.... Germany: 55,982 United States Dollars
5.... Iceland: 61,111 United States Dollars
6.... Japan: 75,641 United States Dollars
7.... Mexico: 33,760 United States Dollars
8.... New Zealand: 41,452 United States Dollars
9.... Spain: 42,307 United States Dollars
10... United Kingdom: 57,692 United States Dollars
11... Italy: 45,726 United States Dollars
12... Sweden: 59,829 United States Dollars
13... Greece: 42,735 United States Dollars
per: Australian cost of living calculator
I don't know how accurate this is.
Per prices my friend 'S' at work told me about
prices in Australia compared to the US when
she last visited, I expected Australia to be
more expensive to live than the US. Of course,
just like in the US, I expect that different
cities, different states, would vary.
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10 comments:
Interesting TT!
*hugs*
Paige
My TT is at http://paigetylertheauthor.blogspot.com/
Interesting TT!
*hugs*
Paige
My TT is at http://paigetylertheauthor.blogspot.com/
Firstly - the Aussie dollar rose and is almost on par with the USD and many US travellers were not getting the same rates as before. And secondly Australia has so many fantastic things about it that money is not a issue - you cannot put a price on perfection
I have been fascinated by Australia and New Zealand since I was a little girl reading Harlequins featuring them. I've not had the pleasure to visit yet, but it's definitely on my agenda. I can't wait to see both. There's still places in my own country I want to see, too, like Montana (my grandpa's homestead) and the Catskills and the Grand Canyon.
This was really interesting, Ashley!
And, BTW, woman, you certainly do have a LOT of blogs! LOL It took me a good while to find this one on your profile page. ;-)
Well, looks like I'm moving to Sweden.
I've heard Iceland is really a great place to live. That crime is almost non existent, high literacy and income rate,low unemployment, inexpensive heating from the volcanoes. I'd like to visit someday.
Good blog. Have a great evening, Ash.
Iceland would be cool to visit. (no pun intended)
I really want to see Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Great Britain even more.
Hey - I meant to say that your traffic feed is wrong....I am assuming I must be 'Shorncliffe Australia' (I live nowhere near it) or you have someone logging onto your site at the same time as me...I have always wondered about the reliability of thse feeds and I guess that answers my doubts about them
My view is that exchange rates give misleading salary comparisons because they do not reflect salary purchasing power differences. Exchange rates are volatile as they are based on short-term factors and are subject to substantial distortions from speculative movements and government interventions. Salary Purchasing Power Parity (SPPP) is the rate of salary purchasing power given the relative cost of the same basket of goods at the exchange rate versus one US Dollar. SPPP conversions allow cross-country comparisons of salary levels free of salary survey market and exchange rate distortions. You can get a more accurate SPPP comparison of your equivalent salary in another country using www.xpatulator.com
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