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Originally Posted by MadisonMPG
wow, how much is that for you? Like, what does a loaf of bread cost, or just something where I can judge how much more it is.
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Ok, few examples off my head, these are supermarket prices (places similar to Walmart in US) , not the small shops where prices are much more, sometimes more than double...but I don't buy much from these unless I need something at 2 AM:
Bread load (1-1.5 lbs) - 2 EUR ~ 3 USD
1 liter Milk (quart) - 1.3 EUR ~ 2 USD
12 Eggs - 2.4 EUR ~ 4 USD or
Carton (30 eggs) - 6 EUR ~ 8.5 USD
0.5 kg (1 lb) brown sugar - 2 EUR ~ 3 USD
1 kg (2 lbs) flour - 1 EUR - 1.45 USD
1 kg (2lbs) apples - 1.7 EUR - 2.5 USD
1 kg bananas - 2 EUR ~ 3 USD
1.5 liter Pepsi/Coke bottle - 1.9 EUR ~ 2.7 USD
250 grams (1/2 lb.) Cadbury Choc. Bar - 2.5 EUR ~ 3.65 USD
500 grams (1lb) Cheddar/Gouda Cheese - 4 EUR ~ 6 USD
1 lb beef (for bbq) 5-6 EUR ~ 7.5-9 USD
1 lb Chick. Breast 3.5 EUR ~ 5.5 USD
2 Bed apt. (furnished) rent + expenses - 650 EUR (950 USD)
.......
For going out to places like TGI Fridays, Bennigans (yes, Bennigans is still alive and well in Cyprus
) at least 25 EUR/person for one appetizer + main + one soft drink (not including tip)
......
1 liter of gasoline now went up to 0.967 EUR/liter yesterday which is about 5.35 USD/Gallon
.....
Clothing, electronics, pretty much everything else is MUCH more than the States...I lived there and believe me, every time you think you're getting ripped of for something in the States, think again, thank God you were born there of somehow managed to get to live there. Life in (most ) other places in the world is much harder and costly.
Oh, and if you're wondering how are the salaries over here , in Cyprus...well..they start at about 700 EUR (obviously full-time which here is most of the time 48 hr instd of 40 with no overtime paid) and anything above 1500 is considered a great wage. I earn somewhere in between, closer to the bottom
That's my main reason for squeezing every km out of my gas tank...I also hate wasting no matter what it may be, food, gas, etc. This planet can barely support us...
