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  • D David Crow

    Olli wrote:

    I'm from germany, and here gas prices have always been higher than in the US, much higher. At the moment, gas is near 7$/gal.

    Just so we're on the same page, what is the cost of other goods such as a gallon of milk, a loaf of bread, a movie ticket?


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    Olli
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    DavidCrow wrote:

    Just so we're on the same page

    OK, here we go, I don't actually know the exact prices, but: a litre of milk is 0,60€ per litre, means 0.48$/l and 1.824 per gallon. bread, we have lot's of bread, difficult to say, let's take toast... a loaf of toast is ~0,40€ = 32cents movie tickets 6€ - 8€ Hope this helps!

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      DavidCrow wrote:

      Just so we're on the same page

      OK, here we go, I don't actually know the exact prices, but: a litre of milk is 0,60€ per litre, means 0.48$/l and 1.824 per gallon. bread, we have lot's of bread, difficult to say, let's take toast... a loaf of toast is ~0,40€ = 32cents movie tickets 6€ - 8€ Hope this helps!

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      Olli wrote:

      a litre of milk is 0,60€ per litre, means 0.48$/l and 1.824 per gallon. a loaf of toast is ~0,40€ = 32cents

      Well a Euro is about 1,25$ so 0,60€ would be 0,75$ and 0,40€ would be 0,50$. But milk should be a little bit cheaper, last week I paid 0,49€ to about 0,60$! Greetings, Ingo ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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      • O Olli

        DavidCrow wrote:

        Just so we're on the same page

        OK, here we go, I don't actually know the exact prices, but: a litre of milk is 0,60€ per litre, means 0.48$/l and 1.824 per gallon. bread, we have lot's of bread, difficult to say, let's take toast... a loaf of toast is ~0,40€ = 32cents movie tickets 6€ - 8€ Hope this helps!

        Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
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        David Crow
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        Olli wrote:

        a litre of milk is 0,60€ per litre, means 0.48$/l and 1.824 per gallon.

        Right now, a gallon of milk is about the same as a gallon of gas, $2.80.

        Olli wrote:

        bread, we have lot's of bread, difficult to say...

        True, there is a big price range here, too. Store-brand white, sandwich bread is around $1.00, while other name brands are around $2.50.

        Olli wrote:

        movie tickets 6€ - 8€

        Most of the theaters in my area are charging $8 per ticket. Matinee prices are a dollar or two less.


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          Olli wrote:

          I'm from germany, and here gas prices have always been higher than in the US, much higher. At the moment, gas is near 7$/gal.

          Just so we're on the same page, what is the cost of other goods such as a gallon of milk, a loaf of bread, a movie ticket?


          "Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain

          "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave." - Native American Proverb

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          DavidCrow wrote:

          Just so we're on the same page, what is the cost of other goods such as a gallon of milk, a loaf of bread, a movie ticket?

          Something really expensive in Germany are jeans: normal costs 75€ to 100€ for normal jeans (levis, lee, etc.) Greetings, Ingo ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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            DavidCrow wrote:

            Just so we're on the same page, what is the cost of other goods such as a gallon of milk, a loaf of bread, a movie ticket?

            Something really expensive in Germany are jeans: normal costs 75€ to 100€ for normal jeans (levis, lee, etc.) Greetings, Ingo ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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            Something really expensive in Germany are jeans: normal costs 75€ to 100€ for normal jeans (levis, lee, etc.)

            Wow, that is bad, but if people were not willing to pay that amount, retailers would have no choice but to lower their prices. I'm glad to have outgrown the need for name-brand clothing.


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              ihoecken wrote:

              Something really expensive in Germany are jeans: normal costs 75€ to 100€ for normal jeans (levis, lee, etc.)

              Wow, that is bad, but if people were not willing to pay that amount, retailers would have no choice but to lower their prices. I'm glad to have outgrown the need for name-brand clothing.


              "Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain

              "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave." - Native American Proverb

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              DavidCrow wrote:

              Wow, that is bad, but if people were not willing to pay that amount, retailers would have no choice but to lower their prices.

              Well, you're right I think. But most younger people would kill for name-brand clothing here. You are nothing if you don't wear a wellknown name on your brest or your feets. :laugh:

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              I'm glad to have outgrown the need for name-brand clothing.

              Yes, me too. I buy the cheap ones for 15 up to 25 Euros. They are the same just without the "good sound" of an expensive name ;) ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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              • O Olli

                After reading lots of posts about fuelprices and stuff, I'm really wondering, how much gas CPians cars need... I have a Mazda that needs 7,9l per 100km (means som 30mile per gallon) Q1: So how much does your car need? I'm from germany, and here gas prices have always been higher than in the US, much higher. At the moment, gas is near 7$/gal. Q2: How much is gas where you come from? Greetings! Olli!

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                Olli wrote:

                After reading lots of posts about fuelprices and stuff, I'm really wondering, how much gas CPians cars need...

                Hmmm. Well I drive a 4x4 Ford Explorer. It gets about 16 MPG in town and about 21 on the highway. My daily commute is about 6.2 miles round trip from home to office. So 3.00 a gallon isn't killing me. Gas prices in Dallas right now are running from a low of 2.92 to 3.05. My wife has a VW convertible which gets about 27 MPG. Together we drive about 15000 miles a year. So far So good. Richard Suppose you were an idiot... And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself. --Mark Twain

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                • O Olli

                  After reading lots of posts about fuelprices and stuff, I'm really wondering, how much gas CPians cars need... I have a Mazda that needs 7,9l per 100km (means som 30mile per gallon) Q1: So how much does your car need? I'm from germany, and here gas prices have always been higher than in the US, much higher. At the moment, gas is near 7$/gal. Q2: How much is gas where you come from? Greetings! Olli!

                  Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
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                  I've just got a new Diesel, and get about 60mpg. Diesels cost more though as does the fuel, so its not quite so good. Main reason I got it was to try out bio diesel, and try and do my bit from a carbon cycle point of view. Would the government lower tax on bio diesel though to get the market going? Would it hell.


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                    Olli wrote:

                    a litre of milk is 0,60€ per litre, means 0.48$/l and 1.824 per gallon. a loaf of toast is ~0,40€ = 32cents

                    Well a Euro is about 1,25$ so 0,60€ would be 0,75$ and 0,40€ would be 0,50$. But milk should be a little bit cheaper, last week I paid 0,49€ to about 0,60$! Greetings, Ingo ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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                    ihoecken wrote:

                    Well a Euro is about 1,25$ so 0,60€ would be 0,75$ and 0,40€ would be 0,50$.

                    Doh! :doh: It was late yesterday.... :doh:

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