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| Simple Chicco Baby High Chair $128.00 |
We wanted to share a fun post about the prices we pay for things where we live. :) And you thought you knew what it would be about ahead of time, didn't you?! :) Enjoy.
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Samantha's favorite local dish, eating out=$1.87
or with tea and meal=$2-$2.14
same meal price for foreigners who must exchange at bank rate=$3.74
(so notice that for all of these prices, you can double it to know what
people who are required to exchange at a bank must pay)
Another thing to keep in mind is that the rate changes all the time so next week all these could be a bit different :)
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baby swing...might or might not stay together, not likely to pass safety standards of other countries
$230.00 |
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| car seat=$247.00 |
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| 2 pack diapers size 4=$0.83 |
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| 90 pack diapers size 3=$18 |
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| 2cups of Snickers (supposedly) brand ice cream=$8 |
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normal size tube of Colgate toothpaste=$0.65
as compared to Crest $4 which is much harder to find |
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| five minutes on kids bumper cars (not allowed to bump!) for two kids=$0.62 |
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| Per child per ride at local park (park admission free)=$0.31 |
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| Ice Cream cone=$0.39-$0.45 |
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Metro, Tram (electric railcar), and bus ride (one price regardless of how far you go)=$0.19
Samantha rides the tram twice a week to a couple of her lessons.
Taxi ride in a car to places nearby= approximately $0.47
Taxi ride to a place on the other side of the city= approx $2.65
Cost of taxi to pick up kids from new school with driver waiting and taking us back home=$1.56 |
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| Haircut for William=$1.09 |
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Stay at a hotel in the mountains for one night=$60-$80
cheaper and more expensive are available, the range of accommodations can go from very BAD to nice
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One glass of water at a cafe=$0.39
One capsule of water delivered to our home 18L (4.76gallons)=$1.87 |
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| one plastic shoe box with lid=$1.56 |
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| half loaf of prepared sliced bread (texas toast thickness)=$0.55 |
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| A bunch of bananas this size=approx $2.18 |
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| kids yogurt, 8pack of tiny yogurts=$1.72 |
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| these three kiwis=$0.93 |
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paint=$2.81
water colors=$1.09
2 pens=$0.31
brushes=$1.56 |
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strawberries per pound=currently $1.20 per pound but will go down as the season peaks |
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apartment rent for 2 bedroom, one toilet room, one shower, living space, dining space, small kitchen=approx $500 per month
apartment rent for 3 bedroom, two bathroom, large living area, dining area, large kitchen=approx $600 per month
There is a wide range of small to large, very nice to not nice at all, fully furnished to not even a fridge and for foreigners it will cost around the same.
There are houses that can be found for $800 a month and houses that cost $2,000 or more all in the same city! |
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| Trip to the zoo for 4 adults and 2 kids=$1.25 |
Samantha, I read an article about living overseas that was specific to Latin America that was saying that in the US, items are cheap and labor is expensive, but overseas labor is cheap and items are expensive. Have you guys seen that in your experience over there??
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