Well, housing is probably the most serious problem in the SF Bay Area. A one bedroom runs around $2700. A two bedroom would be about $3300/mo. Most of my income goes to rent.
Real estate here is at least double what it is in the rest of Ohio because it's an affluent historical college town with great schools. I don't smoke or drink, so I don't care about those. I don't even look to see what I'm paying for gas, but it's no higher than average in the midwest.
The average gasoline price in Atlanta right now is about $2.33 per gallon.
A fifth of Jack Daniels about $24 - $45 depending which label you get.
I have no idea what cigarettes cost. I buy imported cigars that average about $8 -$25 per cigar.
Housing in Atlanta is very reasonable compared to major cities in the north and west coast. But prices can vary greatly depending upon neighborhood and section of the city.
$500,000 can get you about a 4-5 bedroom, 3500-5000 sq. ft. 2 story home, plus full daylight basement, and 2-3 car garage. About $250,000 can get you a 3-4 bedroom home, about 1900-2400 sq. ft. with 2 car garage.
A movie at the theater is about $18 per ticket, Coke & popcorn $10-12.
Cheap steak dinner about $25 a person.
A college football ticket is $55-90 per person, plus at least a $1,000 donation to the university's athletic dept. for the right to buy tickets. For good seats, donations would be several tens of thousands of dollars.
Braves baseball tickets about $12 per outfield seat, $25 per better, and up and up.
The part of UK I live in;
Fuel (petrol/diesel) - Approx £1.36 per litre
Cigarettes - £8.00 per 20 pack.
Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey - £32.50 for 1L bottle
Here in Jersey
Gas is about $2.73-2.85 a gallon
Cigarettes are about $8.50-$9.00 a pack of 20
Jack Daniels is about $60 for about 24 oz
Housing around here is expensive an apartment is anywhere from $900-2000 a month depending on where it's located
Taxes on my house which is 3br and about 7 acres is $8500 a year
Movie tickets are $13 a piece with popcorn $7.00 for a small and $5.00 for a water.
Current New Jersey minimum wage is $8.60/hour
Gas is about 3.50 a gallon here and if I told you what my house cost, you would just throw up.
A case of Coors is 19.00. Gas is about 3.30 a gal.
I just spent $1,.89 a gallon for gas. The prices have been dropping rapidly recently.
No idea what cigarettes are. I stopped smoking in 1998. At that time they were around $2.50 a pack.
I've never bought whiskey for more than about $15.00 a liter. I don't have expensive tastes.
Our townhome is costing us less than $600 a month for the mortgage, taxes, and insurance. A bargain really. I believe a renter would pay around a thousand to rent the same type of place. Not really too bad, actually.
I live in the U.S. House prices in major metropolitan areas are going out of sight and health care is relatively more expensive here than elsewhere. In addition, gasoline and automobile insurance rates and repair costs are a lot higher than in more rural areas.
TOO DAMN MUCH!! Housing in SEA is 2x the price of my home recently in ATL
I am in the desert in New Mexico, SW USA.
An 18-year-old Glenmorangie is around $75.
We don't smoke.
Petrol is around $2.40 - $2.50.
Rent ranges from $600 to $900 for a 2/3 bed single wide trailer or small house.
Land costs $1500 and up per acre. A new mobile home to put on it can run from $80,000 to $200,000
I paid $2100 for a 30-year-old 4x4 truck.
Internet is $50/mo, basic phone is $25/mo.
