Which is the most expensice country? ( Archived) (36)

May 10, 2011 9:58 PM CSTWhich is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto, Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts

Which is the most expensice country?(Vote Below)

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Japan
14
24%
Switzerland
5
9%
Russia
5
9%
Norway
6
10%
U.K.
10
17%
HongKong
4
7%
U.S.
6
10%
Ireland
6
10%
South Korea
0
0%
France
2
3%
Total Votes
58
You can buy a "Big Mac Extra Value Meal" for US$8 in Tokyo.
London is the most expensive city I know.

*Japanese economy is in a deflationary spiral.
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May 11, 2011 12:07 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts
gininitaly: http://www.internetworldstat.com/most-expensive-countries.htm

It says ”Projection for 2004”.



This site gave you wrong information.
Beef bowl : $4.69
Can of beer : $1.35-2.96
One kg of rice: $8.47 Japanese people prefer Japanese rice.
One dozen eggs:$1.85
Movie ticket: $22 It's true but There are lots of discount ticket shops here in tokyo.

So you voted for Japan?
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May 11, 2011 5:32 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
gininitaly
gininitalygininitalyPadova, Veneto Italy23 Threads 2,454 Posts
Yes I did actually.... I didn't catch the small print on the first link. But just as everywhere, a little digging can get you some cheaper prices... unfortunately that doesn't usually apply to tourist areas. mumbling

But the Scandinavians are running close behind you. hmmm
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May 11, 2011 5:35 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
Jeeepers
JeeepersJeeepersCowpet Bay, Saint Thomas Virgin Islands (USA)21 Threads 6,482 Posts
It's pretty bloody expensive living in the Caribbean. doh
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May 11, 2011 5:40 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
flightie777
flightie777flightie777will tell u later, Ostergotland Sweden42 Posts
kagero: You can buy a "Big Mac Extra Value Meal" for US$8 in Tokyo.
London is the most expensive city I know.

*Japanese economy is in a deflationary spiral.


Last time I was in the Maldives years ago..one small bottled water was 7 USD!
But which country is the most expensive..that depends on the avarage salaries. Considering that the avarage wage in Australia is about 600 AUD per week(for single parents) and the rent of 2 small bedroom flat in a not so flashy suburb is about 300 AUD...childcare without government subsidy is about 400 AUD per week...I think Sydney Australia is pretty expensive.
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May 11, 2011 5:44 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
DeusExMachina
DeusExMachinaDeusExMachinahaaltert, Oost Vlaanderen Belgium55 Threads 1 Polls 2,705 Posts
japan and then belgium
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May 11, 2011 5:57 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts
flightie777: Last time I was in the Maldives years ago..one small bottled water was 7 USD!
But which country is the most expensive..that depends on the avarage salaries. Considering that the avarage wage in Australia is about 600 AUD per week(for single parents) and the rent of 2 small bedroom flat in a not so flashy suburb is about 300 AUD...childcare without government subsidy is about 400 AUD per week...I think Sydney Australia is pretty expensive.


For example the average starting salary of Switzerland is...US$7,400
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May 11, 2011 4:25 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
chocolateflavour
chocolateflavourchocolateflavourAntwerp, Antwerpen Belgium27 Threads 13 Polls 155 Posts
Almost all the post-conflict countries such as Afghanistan, South Sudan, Liberia are considered as expensive countries because most of the stuff (food stuff and basic surviving materials) are imported from develop countries such as US, UK, Japan .... The price is double or triple than from origin countries.
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May 11, 2011 7:35 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
mustbnutz
mustbnutzmustbnutzKingman, Arizona USA33 Threads 5 Polls 3,730 Posts
I spent a month last year in Barbados......Things were expensive there.
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May 11, 2011 7:38 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
venusenvy
venusenvyvenusenvyCalgary, Alberta Canada27 Threads 20,003 Posts
The west coast of Canada sigh
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May 11, 2011 8:45 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts
chocolateflavour: Almost all the post-conflict countries such as Afghanistan, South Sudan, Liberia are considered as expensive countries because most of the stuff (food stuff and basic surviving materials) are imported from develop countries such as US, UK, Japan .... The price is double or triple than from origin countries.


It's your fixed idea.You have never been to Japan, haven't you? 99.99% on CS have never been to Japan, So most people don't know much about Japan.

Do you know that house prices in China are more expensive than house prices in Japan?
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May 11, 2011 8:53 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
drbombay
drbombaydrbombayStaten Island, New York USA42 Threads 5,391 Posts
There all expensive when your not making money!!! JMO
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May 11, 2011 10:38 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
solitare
solitaresolitareBariloche, Rio Negro Argentina40 Threads 4,041 Posts
kagero: You can buy a "Big Mac Extra Value Meal" for US$8 in Tokyo.
London is the most expensive city I know.

*Japanese economy is in a deflationary spiral.



Try living in Monaco...unwritten and unspoken law there is no poor allowed; those with only a million are considered poor...laugh
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May 11, 2011 10:52 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
RayfromUSA
RayfromUSARayfromUSAvienne, Rhone-Alpes France86 Threads 29 Polls 6,611 Posts
I don't know about now, but when I lived in Japan for 5 years back in the 80s it was so expensive that US dollars were useless there, the exchange rate was so low that it was better to just leave the dollars for later return to the west than to change them and lose most of their value.

Rent for a small, modest, 2 room apartment in Japan was equivalent to rent for a large well-equipped house in the US. Just a simple restaurant meal was about 20 dollars per person (remember this was in the 80s). Fortunately, salaries were fairly high too, so although life was expensive, it was possible for people working in Japan.

But anybody who's income came from the US or Europe would see their money disappear before their eyes.
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May 11, 2011 11:11 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
RayfromUSA
RayfromUSARayfromUSAvienne, Rhone-Alpes France86 Threads 29 Polls 6,611 Posts
kagero: It's your fixed idea.You have never been to Japan, haven't you? 99.99% on CS have never been to Japan, So most people don't know much about Japan.

Do you know that house prices in China are more expensive than house prices in Japan?


I never bought a house in Japan. But I know that my landlord paid the equivalent of 300,000 dollars (in 1980) for the small, modest 4 bedroom house where I was living in Minoo.
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May 11, 2011 11:17 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
RayfromUSA
RayfromUSARayfromUSAvienne, Rhone-Alpes France86 Threads 29 Polls 6,611 Posts
kagero:
that depends on the avarage salaries.
For example the average starting salary of Switzerland is...US$7,400


That's true for people living in the country and working.

But to judge relative "expensiveness" of countries, it's best to choose a single currency and compare costs using that.

Otherwise its like counting apples and oranges.
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May 11, 2011 11:32 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts
Top 10 Most Expensive countries are...

1 Denmark
2 Switzerland
3 Norway
4 Finland
5 Ireland
6 Japan
7 Luxembourg
8 France
9 Belgium
10 Italy

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Denmark, Finland and Norway are welfare states.
Those countries hold highest level of social security system though the taxes are high.

It was once said that Tokyo is the most expensive city to live in,but that has changed after the bubble burst.
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May 12, 2011 12:32 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts
Country Ranking By Inflation Rates(World ranking)
1. Venezuela
2. Vietnam
3. Mozambique
4. Angola
5. Pakistan
6. Nigeria
7. Egypt
8. Bangladesh
9. Paraguay
10.Bolivia

Major Economies
1. India
2. China
3. U.K.
4. Canada
5. Australia
6. U.S.
7. Germany
8. France
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May 12, 2011 4:00 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
Lillym
LillymLillymSliema, Majjistral Malta33 Threads 3,391 Posts
I would say Switzerland and France are topmost.... I've been to both and I know everyday things are very expensive.
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May 12, 2011 10:18 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts
RayfromUSA: I don't know about now, but when I lived in Japan for 5 years back in the 80s it was so expensive that US dollars were useless there, the exchange rate was so low that it was better to just leave the dollars for later return to the west than to change them and lose most of their value.

Rent for a small, modest, 2 room apartment in Japan was equivalent to rent for a large well-equipped house in the US. Just a simple restaurant meal was about 20 dollars per person (remember this was in the 80s). Fortunately, salaries were fairly high too, so although life was expensive, it was possible for people working in Japan.

But anybody who's income came from the US or Europe would see their money disappear before their eyes.


Did you get any benefit during the bubble period?
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May 12, 2011 10:19 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
Swissblueeyes
SwissblueeyesSwissblueeyesa lake, Michigan USA13 Threads 3,371 Posts
kagero: For example the average starting salary of Switzerland is...US$7,400
rolling on the floor laughing Youve got to be kidding..that is not the average salary of the average person in switz..
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May 12, 2011 7:37 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts
Swissblueeyes: Youve got to be kidding..that is not the average salary of the average person in switz..


Really? How do you know?



Can you prove me wrong?
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May 12, 2011 8:02 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
Swissblueeyes
SwissblueeyesSwissblueeyesa lake, Michigan USA13 Threads 3,371 Posts
kagero: Really? How do you know?



Can you prove me wrong?

No one in Switzerland could live on only 7,000 a year.
From what your first post said, I assumed you meant yearly salary?
I found information on the country "my family" comes from Switzerland and the average salary per person for one month is almost 5,000 a month..which is over 60,000 a year.
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May 12, 2011 9:00 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts
Swissblueeyes: No one in Switzerland could live on only 7,000 a year.
From what your first post said, I assumed you meant yearly salary?
I found information on the country "my family" comes from Switzerland and the average salary per person for one month is almost 5,000 a month..which is over 60,000 a year.


Sorry for my poor explanation. I meant monthly salary.
But The report you showed me was prepared as of 2005.

Prices have been rising for the last five years and exchange rate as well.
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May 14, 2011 1:47 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
think_twice_B4
think_twice_B4think_twice_B4Brussels, Brussels (Bruxelles) Belgium1 Posts
come to Belgium and you will know what expensive really means, i mean ration between incomes, taxes and prices.
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May 14, 2011 1:50 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
Kontikitact
KontikitactKontikitactsilkeborg, Central Jutland Denmark52 Threads 6 Polls 797 Posts
The country that has the highest tax rate I would imagine....Which country is that ?
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May 14, 2011 3:02 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts
think_twice_B4: come to Belgium and you will know what expensive really means, i mean ration between incomes, taxes and prices.

I know ,already checked out the information about Belgian economy.
VAT 21% (Denmark 25%, Sweden 25%)
Average monthly salary Euro22,000
The prices of Belgium are as high as prices of the U.K.

low income and high tax
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May 14, 2011 3:06 AM CST Which is the most expensice country?
kagero
kagerokageroSayama, Kanto Japan8 Threads 6 Polls 57 Posts
Kontikitact: The country that has the highest tax rate I would imagine....Which country is that ?


You mean income tax?
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May 21, 2011 6:28 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
arapaho
arapahoarapahobrisbane, Queensland Australia3 Threads 678 Posts
does it not depend on where you shop in any country ???
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May 21, 2011 6:34 PM CST Which is the most expensice country?
arapaho
arapahoarapahobrisbane, Queensland Australia3 Threads 678 Posts
kagero: I know ,already checked out the information about Belgian economy.
VAT 21% (Denmark 25%, Sweden 25%)
Average monthly salary Euro22,000
The prices of Belgium are as high as prices of the U.K.

low income and high tax


is that 22 thousand a month average wage ????
can not be right surely not..confused
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