tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post5262119813589242021..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: Purchasing Power ParityShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-15656715754746089582012-03-01T01:58:09.862+00:002012-03-01T01:58:09.862+00:00SP, That's a good question about salaries. My...SP, That's a good question about salaries. My impression is that they are slightly lower in the UK. When I came across I took a job for the same £££ as $$$ and although I had about the same amount of disposable income after paying bills, I was much higher up on the income scale in the UK than I was in the US. Not sure why that was. Perhaps because of the NHS or public transport the UK doesn't feel they have to pay as much salary - or it's just another one of those ways in which Brits get ripped off. Not sure.<br /><br /><br />Bery, I thought of you when Bill told me this morning about Davy Jones. It is very sad. I can well believe that the cost of living in Oklahoma is much lower than in S.Cal. It was lower than I found it in Utah as well (I nearly had heart failure at the rental prices!). The cost of living in London is nothing like it is up in Newcastle and the pay differential doesn't touch the massive amount it costs more, yet another reason I'd never choose to live there (visit, yes; live, no!)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-58320925828038821222012-02-29T19:59:20.761+00:002012-02-29T19:59:20.761+00:00Hard to conceptualize for someone living in Oklaho...Hard to conceptualize for someone living in Oklahoma and Southern California. My money goes four times as far in Oklahoma. The US is just so big that even some of the fast food chains have cheaper prices - I can get a gallon of lemonade in Oklahoma from Chick-fil-A for $1 less than in the Southern California one. <br />Sad about Davy Jones - he was just 66. Last place he performed was Oklahoma. Sorry I missed it.Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-32571843701146784422012-02-29T17:36:59.853+00:002012-02-29T17:36:59.853+00:00I'm wondering tho...if the salaries, when exch...I'm wondering tho...if the salaries, when exchanged are higher than in the US? Like someone who make 40K in the US...would they make 40K GBP for the same job over there?Suburban Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229769705478339351noreply@blogger.com