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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You’re forgetting about the exchange rate. It’s more like 220kish USD vs 170Kish USD

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Exchange rate? If you’re not in the US and not importing goods from the US, that’s meaningless.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Then you need to compare salary to something like CPI. What can the money buy?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Well, for $3 you can buy a dozen eggs in Canada….

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

We paid $4 yesterday and I was angry