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Jul 02, 2008 13:09

I filled up with petrol this morning - 119.9p per litre. Ouch! Luckily I had a 5p off every litre voucher my Dad had got (yay Sainsburys!).

Mind you, the cheapest I've seen recently is about 118.9p per litre! So not exactly much choice.
So I decided to calculate what that price is to be equivalent to US prices...

What I paid today would equal £4. ( Read more... )

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anjak_j July 2 2008, 12:46:50 UTC

I always think these average cost of living things are a crock of shit - mainly because they don't take into account the varying costs of living in the UK. You probably would be able to live comfortably on that money a year here whereas you'd be well and truly fucked in London and indeed most of the South of England.

Coincidently, the rent on the property where I live - one bedroom council flat - is £200 a calendar month and would be considered comfortable living for a single person or childless couple. Only I don't have to pay it. And to be fair, council properties aren't all inhabited by benefit claimants...though I am one, so I should shut up.

meeshy July 2 2008, 15:24:38 UTC

That's a load of rubbish I reckon, cause I only earn £10K a year, before tax, and can afford £368 a month rent/bills and all my expenses..

mattimooz July 2 2008, 16:00:28 UTC

How much is your rent!?

meeshy July 2 2008, 16:02:25 UTC

£368 including bills

amanda_is_wacky July 2 2008, 21:23:37 UTC

Blimey! I wouldn't have thought anyone would be able to live on that! One of my friends is on £14K at the moment and is sharing a flat with a friend, and they're only just getting by.

Not trying to pry (so feel free not to answer!), but do you actually manage to have cash left over after rent/bills and the car after a pay packet?

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sg1clari July 2 2008, 16:20:46 UTC

Despite working full time above minimum wage I can't afford to move out of my parents house. I've been looking for my own place for a while but everything I've seen I just can't afford. In the last month alone I've not managed to save any extra money for Canada and that's with barely paying anything out.

jj_blue July 2 2008, 20:45:58 UTC

wow I know it's sad when I consider 118.9 per litre cheap. These days our gas is around 137.9-140.9 per litre *headdesk*

amanda_is_wacky July 2 2008, 21:21:28 UTC

Did you convert that into British pounds? Or is that all in Canadian dollars?

jj_blue July 3 2008, 04:34:00 UTC

oh good point I didn't do that. *runs to google*

So 118.9 british pounds is 2.37 Canadian dollars

137.9 Canadian dollars is 0.68 British pounds

So you still win ;)

theexpat July 3 2008, 06:12:24 UTC

Petrol and food costs - scary or what...April, I bought some rice $3.50kg (2lb ish if I have the right weight equivalent.. anyway...). now.. $6.50kg this is crazy.

Petrol - now.. get this.. when I emigrated to NZ in Oct 2004 it cost me $45 to fill my 2ltr car and that equated to 15.73 pounds/pence (sorry no symbol on my pc). Now, it costs... get this TODAY on way home.. $108.56 which is 46.39 english. so, THREE TIMES AS MUCH. AND - there is no real reason except greed/greed/greed/paranoia/greed... and the best part, is, it's gone up 150% basically and us employees... still not earning a 4% pay rise.

for those who think this is still cheap - well.. the cost of living here to the UK is different when you compare earnings to cost of living. We're pretty well struggling with bills and living in general.

Where will it end... oh and for the Green Folk - I've bought a pushbike, so have hubby and the boys...