Topic: How is the cost of living in your country? - page 14. (Read 2018 times)

I am from Turkey, so you know things are not looking good when its world wide known that we are doing worse than most nations, I think Argentina is the only worse one than us at this point. The good thing is, we had a sweet situation with how big we are, so when there are tens of millions of people working? That means we could make it back quicker than most nations so I am hopeful about our future. Yeah things suck right now and yeah we are barely suriviving, hell at this point foods going to be a luxury in a few months if we keep this up. BUT, we also have a better chance to come out of this because when you have close to 90 to 100 million people and tens of millions of people working, that creates value and that means we will definitely get better in the future. We just need to keep pushing through this horrible stage for a year or two, it will suck, we will be horrible, we will distain and hate everything and everyone and going to suck, but then we will probably get better  (hopefully).

You have no idea how lucky you are

Here electricity prices went up about 2000%, although it dropped like three quarters again. It's still very high.

Bruh, talk about First World problems here!
You do realize that there are people in some countries who can't afford meat at all and you're talking about how the price of chicken drumsticks you feed your dog has risen? And I'm telling you this as a guy from Europe who doesn't have that food problems, but I can still imagine how some that make $300-400 a month are feeling when reading this!
People can't afford onions and your dog is picky!


Yeah but for the purchasing power there is more thing, let's compare the average wage in Australia and Indonesia and see how many kilos of chicken meat or gallons of gas each can afford! Even at 7$ (usd/ not aus) per  per kilo for meat, do you think the average wage is just 1/3 to compensate? It's closer to 10!

I do really hope that you meant Australia Dollar, right? In case it's so, please be more specific about currency because $ mark alone may mislead people.

Well, 50 Australia Dollar is 32 Euro. Don't know the price of drumsticks but 1kg chicken breast in Germany costs 10 Euro, drumsticks are usually cheaper, am I right? A loaf of good bread would cost 2.5 Euro probably but it still depends on the bread, usually all of them are very good and it's very cheap here, hard to write down exact price but it would be between 1 euro and 3. Good quality milk costs 1.5-2 Euro and yeah, it's not as cheap as it used to be 3-4 years ago but that's all.
And the price of fresh fruit is very hard to say from my side, it's really complicated here, depends on the location, season, market brand, etc.

Cost of leaving in my country depends on location and lifestyle. Food items are relatively cheap in rural areas because most farms are located there. Also the cost of housing and other basic needs are relatively cheap in rural areas. The urban area of my country is very expensive due to overpopulation and inadequate basic amenities. But the rural area lacks employment opportunities that might be available in urban areas.

Currently our currency have lost so much value and there is a massive rise in the price of goods. Now people have to seek for alternative source of income because a single job might not be able to pay ones bills. The price of fuel have skyrocketed which has led to an increase in the price of other commodities. Mot businesses have closed down leading to high rate of unemployment which has also increased crime. Most families now eat twice or once a day just because our currency have lost so much purchasing power thereby making salaries and wages worthless. But I think with $700 per month, a family of 5 can be able to survive.

This place is rough. Essentials like food and utilities have risen in price the most. Many people, especially those in lower socioeconomic brackets (farmers, industrial employees), are finding it difficult to make ends meet. The price of products and services is only part of the problem; many people have lost their jobs or had their hours reduced, so they have less disposable income overall. Do you recall when World Big Company laid off workers and reduced contracts? The worst is being done to our country. Thousands of workers have been banned from the factory. Many, according to the publication, have even tried the water hyacinths growing in the river.  There are a ton of folks who can get plane tickets home for New Year's Eve. They can't leave the city because that's where their jobs are.

Not even the government is making an effort to help. They aren't giving out enough money or making enough new employment. The number of terminated workers is not even kept in records. It's as though they have no interest in helping regular people.

We count our blessings that we can still feed our families and have the love and support of our friends. It's frustrating to watch so many people in need, but feel helpless to aid them. I've resolved to get involved in community service this year. Many people have it far worse than I do. I'm going to have to extend a hand.

Cost of living here in the Philippines is pretty cheap compared to other countries, but the salary and wages isn't on par with the price of goods. I live alone, have two jobs and live near the city. What I earn is more than enough for me and some other hobbies that I have. Total budget every month never exceeds $600, and that includes rent, bills, food, and gas for my car. However, the quality of the food I eat is a little compromised; I seldom have any greens on my food because of how crazy expensive they are here. Meat is somewhat cheap, and that is what's usually on the menu. Any other comforts in life, I can afford but choose not to because I'm trying to save and invest in order to retire early.

In my country, maybe it is a country that has a fairly cheap price of staples or daily necessities. because the price of chicken meat here is only 2.5 dollars per Kg. and the price of rice is only 0.7 dollars per Kg. and for vehicle fuel only 0.89 dollars per liter. actually the current price is the price that has increased quite a lot. because last year the prices were even cheaper than this. But still, this is not a matter of whether the price is considered cheap or not. But what should be the benchmark is the purchasing power of the people themselves. Even though prices in a country have experienced a large increase, if it turns out that people's purchasing power remains strong or has not decreased, then it can be said that the country's economy is still on the right track. But in my country now I see that people's purchasing power has decreased. although inflation is not very high. But the effect is that many industries continue to lay off employees or continue to reduce employees. so this year there may be more people who experience job loss.

I am a 32 year old male living in Australia.

Today I purchased some fresh fruit, a loaf of good bread, good quality milk and 2kg of chicken drumsticks for my German Shepherd (he eats human food only) and the cost was close to $50.

I feel this is the first time in my adult life I have genuinely noticed the rising cost of goods and services especially groceries.

Petrol is over $2.10 a litre and my water and electricity bills have also increased by about 15%.

I really feel bad for the elderly pensioners in this country. They are definitely struggling.

I would be curious to read of the experiences others around the world are having in regards to their cost of living.