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Originally posted by Meloman
From my understanding, the switch over to the Euro highly increased prices as well. For example in Italy what was once 1 lira was now 2 euro....but peoples paychecks stayed the same....so basically doubling the cost of goods without any increased salary to match.
I think it's more expensive to live in most of Europe compared to the U.S.
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I'm not sure where you heard that, but it isn't quite true...
Before money changes 1DM (German Mark) was around 1.000 Italian liras. So, on the day of the change, 1 euro is changed for 2.000 Italian liras...
Then, I would really like to know about club in Croatia where you can get dring for 50cents... Here in Budapest you can't get drink in "normal" club bellow 2-5 bucks, and the prices are very simillar in Belgrade and Prague as well...
And, I'm paying my apartment $650 per month without bills (phone, Net, power, etc...). Nothing spectacular - 72m2...
Gaseline is $1.30 per litre (x3.78 ~ $4.9 per gal)...
And I need $6.000 for the camcorder which you can by in USA for $2.900...