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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.  Remember last year in the SOU 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
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    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 %
 
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Re: Obama / Minimum wage $10.10 SpeedLasher 1/29/2014 6:10:47 PM