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What's cheap in your country compared to others?

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GodlessAstronomer said:
It's still cheap in USA. Doesn't stop you all whining constantly about it.

I can't think of anything that's particularly cheap in NZ, although I'm sure I'm forgetting something obvious. I think it's comparatively cheap to play golf here?
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I guess your currency is cheap. During my visit in London, I stayed at a hostel and met many migrant Aussy/NZ workers who send money back to their family that goes up triple in value easily.
 
vi edit said:
One of my favorite apples is from New Zealand. It's the Jazz apple. They are expensive here (for an apple), around $2.50 a pound. I'd hope you could get them cheaper there.
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Honestly never heard of them. According to Wikipedia they're a hybrid of Braeburn and Gala, both very cheap varieties. But they're patented and sold under licence, so probably not cheap anywhere.
 
Zeze said:
I guess your currency is cheap. During my visit in London, I stayed at a hostel and met many migrant Aussy/NZ workers who send money back to their family that goes up triple in value easily.
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It's about double the GBP actually. When were you in London? It was triple a few years ago, maybe 8 years? Certainly not triple in Aus, their dollar is currently USD$1.05.
 
I can only compare the US to India.. not going into great detail, just listing a few:

Mobile call rates and text plans are dirt cheap in India. It will not cost more than $20 for an average user.

[Good Quality]Alcohol is expensive.. for example, a 750ml Chivas Regal cost's >$100.

Cars are expensive, an entry level Honda Civic costs $27k.

Internet is expensive too.. a 2 Mbps line costs>$100.. whereas cable is pretty cheap ~$5-$10.
 
I think cellphone plans are fairly cheap here compared to the US.

I pay £10 per month and get 100 minutes of calls, 3000 texts and 1 gb of data. I've heard people in the states can pay $50 plus for a similar deal.
 
Monster_Munch said:
I think cellphone plans are fairly cheap here compared to the US.

I pay £10 per month and get 100 minutes of calls, 3000 texts and 1 gb of data. I've heard people in the states can pay $50 plus for a similar deal.
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Couldn't be more wrong.

Uhhhh 100 mins? That's about $10USD alright (usually prepaid).

$40 is the norm for the unlimited talk, text, +$10 for data. (MetroPCS)
 
OH! Internet connections, particularly compared to the US, I pay £25 for 50Mb, and it's doubling to 100Mb next month for the same price
 
Zeze said:
Yea, big mac meal. The prices are 'same' like US, except they're in pounds effectively doubling it.
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that sounds about right from what i remember. though the latest big mac index indicates the sandwich is cheaper in the UK.

can't remember the last time i bought a big mac and it wasn't part of a combo and/or some special price. what sucker pays $3.99 for a big mac by itself?


i'm used to coins being practically worthless by themselves, so handing over 4 coins for a plastic box sandwich at sainsbury's seemed like a good deal. then i realized i just spent $7.25.
 
GodlessAstronomer said:
It's still cheap in USA. Doesn't stop you all whining constantly about it.

I can't think of anything that's particularly cheap in NZ, although I'm sure I'm forgetting something obvious. I think it's comparatively cheap to play golf here?
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You guys are an island so of course things are going to be expensive there, just like things are going to be expensive in Japan. You guys have to import almost everything except for sheep.
 
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