WOW, $15?! Minimum wage here is like 8.25... I also live in Oklahoma which has some of the cheapest living expenses in the country.. but still.. most people here consider $12 an hour great. As for health care, I spent 2 days in ICU, my bill was $35,000 (no insurance =). I'll probably be paying on that for the rest of my life.. I've got friends who have had surgery and stuff, they have bills over 200k.. it's insane..
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In Seattle, the lawmakers over there are planning to make minimum wage $15 but it's still $7.25 for the rest of the nation I think.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/seattle-minimum-wage-campaign-washington_n_3778980.html
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How many times are you going to bring this up? You have had your economical situation explained to you at least four times now by my counting. The only issue is that you're bad with money and blame it on everything being overpriced instead of your own faults.
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The prices are all very different depending on the part of the country.
Also, no one uses 95 octane gas in America, it's usually 87 octane standard fuel iir. I never saw mid 90's as the norm for octane until going abroad.
e.g.
Octane in USA
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The Octane ratings in the US are calculated in a different way from ROW...
[RON vs AKI]
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I see, so his question 95 octane matches what octane in America?
edit: Wikipedia'ed that myself. He wants to know the price of your 90 octane fuel, Americans.
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A loaf of bread costs me anywhere between .85 to 3.99, depending on how fresh it is and what variety. The length of each loaf varies, between 8 inches and 16 inches.
Milk costs about 1.05 quarter gallon, 2.99 gallon, almost no variation between whole milk, 2%, 1%, and fat-free milk.
Eggs are about 1.00 per 12. For 6 eggs, around .70.
Gasoline varies wildly depending on what state you are in. I live in upstate new york. Gas prices here have varied through the last year between 3.30 and 3.90 per gallon.
Education price depends on specifics. Old college, state college, number of years, which degree you seek, or if you just want individual classes.
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I did some looking around, now that the sun's up. The price is 3.80 to 3.90 for 90 octane gasoline here today.
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Gas varies widely in the States, in Texas it's about 2.89-2.92 for regular gasoline right now. Milk runs about 2.99 a gallon, eggs about 1.99 for a dozen, I think. Fruits and veggies vary, but unless you're buying at an organic market, it's generally under a dollar or two per pound for whatever you want. Education depends on the school and what classes/major you are going for. You can google for the national averages, or even for specific schools/programs, and get an idea of how much it's going to cost you.
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Education is cheap if your really poor, or an alien. Also might be cheap if your on a student visa. But i heard that France has free college so I'd check there first. Gas is 3 something in some parts of california, and i believe 4-6 dollars in some other areas. Alaska and Hawaii would be pretty expensive. Bread milk eggs ect in total would probably be about 20 dollars depending on the size of eggs or milk you get. For example milk someplaces are about 2.50 and you can get 3 dozen eggs for 9 dollars. Tomatos are not that expensive and bread is cheap. Potatos have been getting more expensive but are relatively cheap. Most vegetables (depending on where you live) are cheap. Meat is what kills your wallet. We also have "dollar" stores where you can get some food like fresh pineapple and avacados for cheaper than they would be in a regular store, they are usually a little smaller than what you would find in a store but i find they are higher quality because the pineapple there does not burn the flesh off of the inside of my mouth if i eat more than 3 pieces of it.... But at dollar stores you have to read the labels of everything very carefully, and never buy any candy/toys from there. Good luck planning your educational future!
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I for the fact can say that Education on the student Visa is not Cheap all the way. I finished my MBA and am currently doing Master of Science in CS from North Dakota State University and a lot of my friends are doing their Bachelors, Masters, and PHD from the same University. The cost of education varies greatly.
For Undergrads (Bachelors) the cost per credit ranges from $300-600. For Masters and PHD it ranges from $780-1100. On top of that there are university fees that are about $25-50 per credit for things like Library use, computer cluster use, registration etc.
Those who are on Student Visas do get scholarships depending on multiple things. These are:
If you need more info, I am ready to help. I have been living in US for 6 years now and am about to finish my 2nd Masters from here. Right now I am working full time and finishing up my degree (Changed my Visa fro F1 Student to H1 Employment Visa).
Add me on steam and chat with me if you want more info about education system.
Remember though. My info is specific to North Dakota State University. All the universities have their own rules and regulations.
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in california 71 cents on every gallon of gas goes to the state(but its those damned arabs making gas cost $4 instead of $3) and the government makes more money on cigarettes than the cigarette companies by an order of magnitude or 3(so how much incentive do they really have to make those anti smoking ads effective? $4.40 on each pack is taxes in new york. (theres subliminal marketing to make teens smoke))
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Gas: 3.30 around
Bread: 2-5 dollars.
Gallon milk: 3-5 dollars
Vegetables vary, to much though, tomatoes are about 3.50 a pound for example, Potatoes are about 3 dollars and change for 2 pounds, Bananas are about 80cents to a dollar a per pound
Eggs: 2-4 dollars
Community college per semester is about 1800 to 2800 depending on school a semester.
This is in NYC, good luck on the report, note that rent for a 1 person apartment is about 1000 dollars and that Minimum wage is still 7.25 and hour.
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Thats why I am leaving to South Carolina next month, saved up a bit with 2 friends, we are gonna grab a 3 room house for about 500-700 a month.
OUTTA HERE BITCHES! >:-D!
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In the Los Angeles/San Diego area, 87 octane gasoline is going for around $3.65-$3.75 a gallon. That's as cheap as it has been in like a year. Just a few months ago, we were paying $4.50 a gallon.
Milk varies. I buy organic half gallons for about $4.00 to $4.50. Slightly cheaper if I don't go name brand.
I haven't bought eggs in a while, but I like a special Oroweat winter wheat bread that is like $4.50 a loaf. Needless to say, I don't eat much bread.
Produce isn't too bad. Organic will be $0.50 to $1.00 more on average than non organic. Lettuce is about $3.00 for a pack of organic romaine leaves. Apples are $1.99 to $2.99 a lb as are most tomatoes etc. Cucumbers two for a dollar on sale or usually $0.99 each.
California is ridiculous. We pay for our sunshine. :P
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Here in Kent, Ohio, gasoline has been around $3.09 a gallon for 87 octane, and it goes up 10 cents for 92, and another 10 cents for 95.
If I were to buy those things in your food basket, the bread is around $1.50, Milk is around 2 dollars a gallon, eggs are around 2 bucks a dozen and potatoes are usually about $7 for 10 lbs. Education varies greatly depending where you go, but my school, Kent State University, is costing me around 14000 dollars a year, just for tuition and books.
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Gas here, for 87, is 3.29, 3.60 for 95 octan. Most gas stations dont bother offering 87 where I live, few bother offering 95.
Bread, depends, loaf of cheap mostly air kind of breads is a dollar, the denser white is 2 dollars, and the nice potato/special breads can be up to 4 dollars.
Milk, 2.60 a gallon when I buy. 3 dollars a gallon at walmart.
Eggs, 5 dozen costs 8 dollars when I buy them. Apples are 2 dollars a pound.
K-12 is free for public. I pay about 350 dollars per 3 credit hour class at my college not counting books or special licenses/hardware.
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Apples in the Northwest are between 89 cents and $2.29 a pound, depending on whether you're looking for Gala or Honeycrisp. A typical loaf of decent sliced bread is about $2. A 5 lbs sack of potatoes runs about $3. Eggs are about $2 a dozen (I usually pay a few cents more and get the good eggs). I'm not sure how much a gallon of milk is, since I always just buy the half gallon cartons (I never use a gallon of milk before it expires), but a half gallon is about $2. Tomatoes run from 99 cents a pound for roma tomatoes to $2.99 for those little clusters on the vines.
Keep in mind that the U.S. is moving into winter, so most produce prices are going up with the season. Apples, however, are cheapest right now.
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I saw a huge bin of white potatoes yesterday on sale 8 pound bags 0.99 cents.Sweet potatoes are going for 69 cents a pound. 29 cents for a single orange here, apples probably average 50 cents more or less depending on variety honeycrisp being an example of an expensive one at 2.49 a pound. I probably could buy a single roma tomato for 16 cents, but they're usually 0.99 cents a pound. Eggs go for 1.29 organic eggs anywhere from 3-6 dollars.
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iam surprice to see that the prices are around the same as here in sweden.. only big diffrent is that all education is free here and you even get paid
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The food basket question is referring to our current consumer price index, gas can be looked up anywhere, and the cost of education could be found on any census website
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I'm doing the essay on the U.S. economy on the topic and I need to answer a few questions.
How much food basket:
bread
milk
eggs
Vegetables such as potatoes or tomatoes
Fruits such as apples or oranges
how much is gasoline 95
price of Education
sorry for my english ;-)
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