Originally posted by dadudemon
That's about right for minimum wage in the US at that time. In 2005 (when you were 16) minimum wage was $5.15 an hour. In 2005, I think it was very close to $2 per pound.The standard of living is similar in the UK...but it depends on where you were living. I'd have to make well over $100,000 a year in L.A. for similar housing to equate my here in Oklahoma. I'm sure most of the UK falls somewhere between good old OK and down town L.A. (or Manhattan...)
Every thing's cheaper in U.S, at least in my experience. Last time I was there literally everything was half the price that it is here. I have a friend who has just returned from L.A as well, he reckons that he lived quite comfortably on very little money.
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Every thing's cheaper in U.S, at least in my experience. Last time I was there literally everything was half the price that it is here. I have a friend who has just returned from L.A as well, he reckons that he lived quite comfortably on very little money.
Oh, England is so much more expensive than the US. I remember when I was there, thinking things were pricey before I doubled it to see how much I was actually spending in dollars. I think I spent over $100 on trains alone when I was there two summers ago.
Originally posted by Peach
Oh, England is so much more expensive than the US. I remember when I was there, thinking things were pricey before I doubled it to see how much I was actually spending in dollars. I think I spent over $100 on trains alone when I was there two summers ago.
Yeah, it's ridiculously expensive. Public transport here is an absolute piss take as well, so expensive and so shit. Every where I've ever been has had better public transport, except for obvious exceptions - Indonesia, Morocco etc.
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Every thing's cheaper in U.S, at least in my experience. Last time I was there literally everything was half the price that it is here. I have a friend who has just returned from L.A as well, he reckons that he lived quite comfortably on very little money.
I can't find any international cost of living calculators. However, I did find a site with recent data as late as January 2008. It gave a relative comparison of 145% and an index value of 155% as measured from the average cost of living in the U.S. to the average cost of living in the U.K.
Found here:
http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=186&menu_id=81
Meaning, one would have to, on average, get a 55% raise in order to live in the U.K IF they were living in a place that was assessed in the 100% cost of living as compared to the average cost of living in the U.S. In other words, an average dude, by both US location and income, moves to the UK by the UK's average locatio and income costs, would have to get a 55% raise in comparable currency.
Also, as far as I was aware, London is the most expensive place to live in the world.
But, generally, the UK falls somewhere between L.A and OKC...like I was saying earlier. I'm thinking more in housing terms, really. However, I may be in error.
Indeed.
http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=50000&city1=54055000&city2=50644000
I am in error.
It looks like the UK averages out to about the same as living in L.A.
Originally posted by dadudemon
I can't find any international cost of living calculators. However, I did find a site with recent data as late as January 2008. It gave a relative comparison of 145% and an index value of 155% as measured from the average cost of living in the U.S. to the average cost of living in the U.K.Found here:
http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=186&menu_id=81
Meaning, one would have to, on average, get a 55% raise in order to live in the U.K IF they were living in a place that was assessed in the 100% cost of living as compared to the average cost of living in the U.S. In other words, an average dude, by both US location and income, moves to the UK by the UK's average locatio and income costs, would have to get a 55% raise in comparable currency.
Also, as far as I was aware, London is the most expensive place to live in the world.
But, generally, the UK falls somewhere between L.A and OKC...like I was saying earlier. I'm thinking more in housing terms, really. However, I may be in error.
Indeed.
http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=50000&city1=54055000&city2=50644000
I am in error.
It looks like the UK averages out to about the same as living in L.A.
Yeah, I'm not really sure how much it costs to buy houses in L.A. I was looking up rental prices on apartments earlier, though, as I'm thinking of moving to the U.S to go to film school and all that - found some dirt cheap apartments in CA, like $799 dollars a month in Laguna Beach.
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Yeah, I'm not really sure how much it costs to buy houses in L.A. I was looking up rental prices on apartments earlier, though, as I'm thinking of moving to the U.S to go to film school and all that - found some dirt cheap apartments in CA, like $799 dollars a month in Laguna Beach.
Holy shit. That IS cheap.
I was hard pressed to find deals that good in the suburbs unless they were really old and shitty.
Seriously, dude, best of luck on your search and at school. That is AWESOME that you're going to pursue your dreams. (When you make it to the top, don't forget to make your children call their own ass into work when they want to hang out with their friends instead.)
Arizona- $6.90 per hour [Pursuant to Arizona Proposition 202. This rate will be automatically adjusted annually based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index. This rate increase did not affect student workers in places such as libraries and cafeterias because those positions are given by universities, which are State entities. ...yet this is still pretty low with today's inflation