Create your free account now! Sign up

Re: Obama / Minimum wage $10.10


On average it is about 30% more expensive to live in Australia than it is in the US. Kind of funny that if you raise the minimum wage to $10.10 it's just about a 30% increase. Farmer was right El Presidente is proposing the raise for Contract Government Workers only. BTW most contract government workers make way more than $10.10 an hour. Just more smoke and mirrors from El Presidente to distract people from the train wreck of the ACA, simple minds are always easily distracted by shiny things without any substance. Remember last year El Presidente said he was going to raise the minimum wage to $9.90 an hour.

 http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Australia&country2=United+States
Indices DifferenceInfo
Consumer Prices in United States are 28.38% lower than in Australia
Consumer Prices Including Rent in United States are 30.90% lower than in Australia
Rent Prices in United States are 35.92% lower than in Australia
Restaurant Prices in United States are 30.16% lower than in Australia
Groceries Prices in United States are 20.47% lower than in Australia
Local Purchasing Power in United States is 28.01% higher than in Australia
Currency: Default Currency      Switch to imperial measurement units
    Australia   United States       Difference
Restaurants [Edit] [Edit]  
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 17.00 A$     11.41 A$      -32.89 %
Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 80.00 A$     51.34 A$      -35.82 %
Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar 8.50 A$     6.91 A$      -18.66 %
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) 6.00 A$     3.86 A$      -35.73 %
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 7.50 A$     5.70 A$      -23.94 %
Cappuccino (regular) 3.93 A$     4.14 A$      +5.42 %
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) 3.06 A$     1.80 A$      -41.33 %
Water (0.33 liter bottle) 2.59 A$     1.45 A$      -44.00 %
 
Markets [Edit] [Edit]  
Milk (regular), (1 liter) 1.56 A$     1.13 A$      -27.44 %
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) 2.94 A$     2.69 A$      -8.38 %
Rice (white), (1kg) 2.90 A$     3.07 A$      +5.74 %
Eggs (12) 4.31 A$     2.53 A$      -41.19 %
Local Cheese (1kg) 10.28 A$     10.90 A$      +6.07 %
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg) 11.08 A$     8.62 A$      -22.22 %
Apples (1kg) 4.02 A$     4.21 A$      +4.72 %
Oranges (1kg) 3.52 A$     4.05 A$      +15.01 %
Tomato (1kg) 4.93 A$     4.12 A$      -16.37 %
Potato (1kg) 2.85 A$     2.67 A$      -6.51 %
Lettuce (1 head) 2.44 A$     1.77 A$      -27.40 %
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 2.75 A$     2.00 A$      -27.17 %
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 15.00 A$     13.69 A$      -8.73 %
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 4.80 A$     2.57 A$      -46.58 %
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 5.15 A$     3.67 A$      -28.80 %
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) 18.00 A$     6.85 A$      -61.97 %
 
Transportation [Edit] [Edit]  
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 4.00 A$     2.28 A$      -42.96 %
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 120.00 A$     74.16 A$      -38.20 %
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.90 A$     3.42 A$      -12.24 %
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 2.13 A$     1.77 A$      -16.98 %
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 50.00 A$     31.95 A$      -36.11 %
Gasoline (1 liter) 1.51 A$     1.10 A$      -26.99 %
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 27,994.50 A$     22,818.00 A$      -18.49 %
 
Utilities (Monthly) [Edit] [Edit]  
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment 214.45 A$     185.16 A$      -13.66 %
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.88 A$     0.17 A$      -80.78 %
Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 64.35 A$     52.00 A$      -19.20 %
 
Sports And Leisure [Edit] [Edit]  
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 68.55 A$     45.37 A$      -33.81 %
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 19.76 A$     21.37 A$      +8.16 %
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 17.00 A$     11.41 A$      -32.89 %
 
Clothing And Shoes [Edit] [Edit]  
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 103.66 A$     46.33 A$      -55.31 %
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 72.48 A$     41.24 A$      -43.10 %
1 Pair of Nike Shoes 146.21 A$     86.69 A$      -40.71 %
1 Pair of Men Leather Shoes 136.65 A$     94.86 A$      -30.58 %
 
Rent Per Month [Edit] [Edit]  
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,798.55 A$     1,120.44 A$      -37.70 %
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 1,336.21 A$     849.49 A$      -36.43 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 3,138.83 A$     1,924.03 A$      -38.70 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 2,070.02 A$     1,452.62 A$      -29.83 %
 
Buy Apartment Price [Edit] [Edit]  
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre 7,489.15 A$     2,194.20 A$      -70.70 %
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 5,013.66 A$     1,445.58 A$      -71.17 %
 
Salaries And Financing [Edit] [Edit]  
Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax) 4,211.01 A$     3,724.84 A$      -11.55 %
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly 6.11     4.19      -31.33 %
 
Last update January, 2014 January, 2014  
Contributors (past 18 months) 1828 7190  
Currency: AUD    

If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking.
This is CABL.com posting #360091. Tiny Link: cabl.co/mbFP5
Posted in reply to: Re: Obama / Minimum wage $10.10 by SpeedLasher
There are 0 replies to this message