Well I know this is way off topic however just for comparisons sake ::
In Ireland
Decent Meal for 2 and Bottle of Wine = £100, thats $200
Fill up of Petrol £70, Thats $140
Ordinary Shirt for Wearing out £40, = $80
Standard 3 bedroom semi detached house £230,000 = $460,000 (thats not even in the big cities)
Mortgage Interest Rate 5%, USA its something like 2.5%
Saturday Night out in clubs with mates £80 each, thats $160
1 pint of beer £2.90 thats near $5 a pint
1x Springsteen concert ticket £80 = $160
1 pint of milk 56p = 1 Dollar 12 cents
Electricity up 25% from Last Year
Oil Heating up 50% from Last year
All Food up 12.5% from last year
Car Insurance up 10%
For everything else there's Mastercard
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And The Band Player On......................
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