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[vehve]

There have been some issues with photo uploads lately, I think they're working on fixing them.

I'll try too.


*Edit* Seems to work for me. Oh, and photo credit to dsqard.

 

[Sylviaanne]

Why can I see that photo in the "previous photos from this thread" but it will nit let me post it?

Mine is doing the same thing but when I try to get it from my computer, it won't let me post it either.

 

[Alaskan]

At one point, a local newspaper did a article about what you could buy with that weeks Lotto prize, I think it was 3.2 million euros. One of the things mentioned were 300000 bottles of Koskenkorva, but the most interesting to me was one kilometer of motorway. Yup, sure would be expensive building up that road to our cottage with own money.


Personally, I think taxes in Finland are still too low, at a net taxation of about 43% (compared to around 26% in the US).

if Americans were taxed that much, we wouldn't be able to live. Our wages v. cost of living are also drastically different from my understanding.

On average, according to one source I found, consumer goods are 23% cheaper in the US than in Finland. Another comparison gave USA a consumer price index of 76 versus 101 in Finland. According to the CIA world factbook, GDP per capita in USA was 52800 USD in 2013 versus 35900 USD in Finland. Education and healthcare is free in Finland though, I don't know if that's factored in. You can name the top five things you think are overpriced in the States, and I'll tell you what they cost here.

Ooh! Ooh! I wanna play!

Chicken feed! One 50 pound bag, $25!!! ( for the normal stuff, not the no-soy or the organic)

 

[Alaskan]

And, a gallon if the LEAST expensive gas, $4.60!!!

 

[bamadude]

Thanks alaskan. Pics arent loading for me now either.

 

[Alaskan]

@vehve tell me, did I win? Did I win?

 

[Alaskan]

Thanks alaskan. Pics arent loading for me now either.

 

[vehve]

Ooh! Ooh! I wanna play!

Chicken feed! One 50 pound bag, $25!!! ( for the normal stuff, not the no-soy or the organic)

Punaheltta layer feed, 40kg (about 90lbs), 31.90€ (42.37$), this was from some online store though. Last time we bought a 25kg bag, I think it was a bit over 20 euros.

 

[subhanalah]

On average, according to one source I found, consumer goods are 23% cheaper in the US than in Finland. Another comparison gave USA a consumer price index of 76 versus 101 in Finland. According to the CIA world factbook, GDP per capita in USA was 52800 USD in 2013 versus 35900 USD in Finland. Education and healthcare is free in Finland though, I don't know if that's factored in. You can name the top five things you think are overpriced in the States, and I'll tell you what they cost here.

it's mostly rent/mortgage (housing bubble?) And utilities. And unless you don't mind eating junk, healthy food is rather expensive.
That confuses me though, I have to pay more money for just the stuff I want to eat minus all the additives, gmos, pesticides, etc etc

 

[vehve]

And, a gallon if the LEAST expensive gas, $4.60!!!

Cheapest 95E10 in Finland, at Valkeakoski's Neste, was 1.514€ per liter yesterday. That's 7.61 bucks per gallon.