Our Respective Cost of Living
It has been suggested to me that I compile a list of our main requirements and their respective costs from where we all are. Send me yours. Form at foot of page
Canada UK USA Australia New Zealand
Posted by A Wallace Various R Wallace Juliet Keaton Keith Flochart
Petrol (gas) $4 gallon £1.02 litre $4.15 * $1.45 litre $1.77 litre
Milk $6 gallon £2.20 $3 gallon $2.20 litre $2.20 litre
Loaf of Bread $2 £1.25 $1.20 $3.80 $1.00 to $2.20
Eggs Doz (M) $3.50 £2.90 $1.40 $4.50 $5.00 doz
(Free range)
T Bone Steak $7 lb £7.00 lb $11 lb $24.99 kilo $15.20 to $20.00
Ground Mince $3 £2.00 lb $2.80 lb $12.99 kilo $5.00 to $20.00
(Best steak)
Potatoes $3 10lbs £6 25 kilos $4 lb 10lbs $6.99 kilo
Cigarettes $9 £5 for 20 $6 for 20 $12.00 pack
Fresh Salmon $7 lb £3.50 lb $9 lb $29.99 kilo
Halibut $5 lb £10.00 lb $13 lb
Apples $1 2lbs £1.50 $1.80 lb $6.99 kilo $1.00 to $3.00 kilo
Carrots $1 2lbs £0.80 lb $0.90 lb $3.99 kilo
Coffee $3 Wt? £3.50 8oz $4 lb $8.99 100grams
Beer (24) $45 £2.50 pint $24 24 cans $25.00 $10.00 to $15.00 dz 6 Stubbies
Wine Med. $10 £5.00 $8 upwards $20.00 $5.00 to $15.00
Very good Aussie
Whisky $26 £12.00 ` $30 $30.00
Min. Wage $10/hr £5.20/hr $6.55hr $12.00 h/r $12.00 h/r
Aver. Wage $25/hr £11.00/hr $20 $20.00 h/r $16.00 /hr
Trades $25-50k £30k $50k $50.00 h/r $40k
These are all averages dependant upon the quality of product.
Those in black show the highest cost approx.
* Imperial gallon is 20% more than the US gallon