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2021.01.17 14:15

Life Advice: America’s Cost of Living

I know many foreigners

dream of coming to America, but most are not aware of how expensive it is to live here. “The American Dream” still exists, but it is fading day by day.

As a teacher (20 years of experience + Master’s Degree) I get paid $3700 per month (after taxes). With this, I must pay the following prices per month:

Mortgage - $1950 for a 500 sq.meter home
Electricity - $175 (winter is expensive)
Water - $80 Internet - $60
Food - $350 Car - $350
Phone - $155

And so on... We earn American dollars. But we also spend them. Your country may be better off...
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  • mary 2021.01.17 14:20

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    wow l prefer to live in china😃

  • Jack 2021.01.17 14:22

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    Is this money not enough? do you have other any income?

  • 国际油菜人 2021.01.17 14:24

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    I'm sorry I think American dream is an old stuff, it reminds me of the beginning of 20 century like golden rush or something😥

  • Jasmine 茉莉花 2021.01.17 14:26

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    Things that I’m curious about recently.

  • .. 2021.01.17 14:31

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    If we were all convinced of the things that we possess no matter in what quantity, we can recognize that neither place nor the salary can make us happy except we ourselves.

  • Alex 2021.01.17 14:46

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    nearly no money left after paying those.☹️

  • ISmail LKayd 2021.01.17 14:47

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    I agree with you, american dream sometimes is just a dream

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 14:50

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    @Jack my wife works too, so we are ok. But without her working, we have a saying in America... “We would live paycheck to paycheck.”

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 14:51

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    @mary my plan is clear - I will retire in the Philippines with my wife. 😂

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 14:51

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    @..

  • Pluviophile2010 2021.01.17 14:54

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    Thanks for information. I want to visit America, but never want to live there.

  • Yassin 2021.01.17 14:54

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    We are living better than u.We are rich then.We spend about 4$ a day simple life more happiness

  • المهدي 2021.01.17 14:57

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    Poignant phrase " the américain dream is faiding day by day " but at least in America the unemployment rate is low, unlike in the rest of some contries.

  • Judy 2021.01.17 15:00

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    Most of people pay 2000 RMB mortgage for around 100 sq. meter apartment in China. Their average salary is around 5000RMB.

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 15:52

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    @المهدي

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 15:53

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    @Judy oh my goodness! The population there must be very, very dense... To many Americans, we cannot imagine such cities.

  • emma 2021.01.17 16:01

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    So families need to two incomes

  • Judy 2021.01.17 16:05

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    @Scott Cecil Allen Yes, the population is extremely dense. Most of the people live in apartments of high buildings. Only rich bosses and movie stars live in villas. Some villas are not enough big than 500 sq. meters. The education fee is very high for most families. My colleagues kid in kindergarten, it need 1500RMB per month.

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 16:05

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    @emma in a very high majority of cases, yes. Most people cannot afford to have a parent stay home while the other works. It’s practically impossible in many situations.

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 16:07

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    @Tusya91

  • Won 2021.01.17 16:08

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    So morden slavery system? Hahaha. I'd sold everything in USA and move to the Philippines with your wife! You can get an English teaching job just for fun :)

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 16:12

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    @Judy education is another sore subject for me. To get a bachelor’s degree in most American universities, it will cost $120,000 ($30K per year). Child care costs $15,000 per year for infants, and $9000 per year for a four-year-old, with varying costs in between based on the child’s age.

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 16:13

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    @Won that is the plan when I retire. 😂😊

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 16:14

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    @Tusya91 Denver, Colorado.

  • Dina 2021.01.17 18:52

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    👍🏻

  • Olivia 2021.01.17 20:37

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    @Scott Cecil Allen Good topic! Btw, what is the American dream nowadays? I remembered that someone said the typical American dream is to own a big house, 2 or 3 kids, 2 or 3cars, and a dog, you can go to the park or go to the beach on weekends, etc. is it still the same right now for the common people ?

  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.01.17 21:11

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    @Olivia yeah, I think that about covers it all.

  • Judy 2021.01.17 23:30

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    @Scott Cecil Allen Thanks for sharing. Good to know.

  • Zzzz 2021.01.18 03:03

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    You have a villa👍

  • Jack 2021.01.18 04:30

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    @Scott Cecil Allen I am 5000 yuan a month, and the house is 15000 per square meter, I can buy one square metet for three months without eating and drinking

  • Kawther 2021.01.18 05:16

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    That's right . I think the whole world stuck in very difficult economic difficulties and certainly most of the countries suffering in different ways and grades 😓

  • MarIène 2021.01.18 07:24

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    I am married in New York. I don't forget the cost of a hairdresser, restaurants. In some cases tips are as an Italian meal..

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