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Re: Cost of Living
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 2:18 pm
by Lizard
You are paying to live in one of the worlds top economies, the only way round this is to emigrate to Chad!
Re: Cost of Living
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 2:25 pm
by eduardo
Emigrate to Chard (somerset) instead.
Actually Chad's probably safer.
Re: Cost of Living
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 4:17 pm
by diplodocus
houses aint that cheap in some other countries, Holland for example is bloody costly, and don't even think about Tokyo
Re: Cost of Living
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:49 pm
by mart
A lot of these comparisons are tricky.
House prices in NZ are much lower than in the UK but wages are much lower. Another factor is the rate of exchange. When I was last here (2002) I was getting NZ$3.4 to the GBP. By the time I had got residency and moved (2003) the rate was 2.6. That change means a lot of money when you've sold your UK house and transferred the funds.
Mart