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minus-squarefahfahfahfahAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 months agoYou’re forgetting about the exchange rate. It’s more like 220kish USD vs 170Kish USD
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoExchange rate? If you’re not in the US and not importing goods from the US, that’s meaningless.
minus-squarejaxxed@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThen you need to compare salary to something like CPI. What can the money buy?
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoWell, for $3 you can buy a dozen eggs in Canada….
minus-squarefahfahfahfahAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoThings in Canada tend to cost more in Canadian dollars than they do in the states, roughly in proportion to the USD to CAD exchange rate.
You’re forgetting about the exchange rate. It’s more like 220kish USD vs 170Kish USD
Exchange rate? If you’re not in the US and not importing goods from the US, that’s meaningless.
Then you need to compare salary to something like CPI. What can the money buy?
Well, for $3 you can buy a dozen eggs in Canada….
We paid $4 yesterday and I was angry
Too soon.
Things in Canada tend to cost more in Canadian dollars than they do in the states, roughly in proportion to the USD to CAD exchange rate.