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mindmetoo
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 Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:51 am Post subject: Canada/Korea prices comparisons |
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I've been comparing some prices here in Canada to prices of things I used to buy in Korea. Some things I thought were needlessly over price are actually cheaper in Korea.
Tins of tuna: roughly the same price. About $1.17-$1.30 a tin.
Rechargeable batteries: They really jacked up the price of these in Korea last year but they're still cheaper than Canada. 2 AAAs in Korea were about $8, here they're about $12.
SD cards: Way, way cheaper in Korea.
Bread: A loaf of store baked bread is about the same price. $2 a loaf.
Milk: Canada it's now $4.50 for 4l.
Gas: $1.06 a liter.
Anything else you want me to check? |
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latinthrilla
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| I was back home a little while ago and was shocked at how much prices went up. I used to think meat was a lot cheaper in Canada too but it wasn't the much different except for steak. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:55 am Post subject: |
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| latinthrilla wrote: |
| I was back home a little while ago and was shocked at how much prices went up. I used to think meat was a lot cheaper in Canada too but it wasn't the much different except for steak. |
Yeah, you kind of compare current Korean prices to prices you used to pay back in Canada. You don't take into account inflation has affected Canada as well. |
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skconqueror
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:57 am Post subject: |
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Glad to see you are doing something productive with your time back home.
How much does a life cost? (I think you should invest in one)  |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:01 am Post subject: |
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Pringles: $1.99
Coffee: Forget about it. You're paying way too much in Korea. But no mystery there.
Starbucks Coffee: Tall coffee $1.73 with GST. |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| you should also factor in how much the canadian exchange rate has changed. i'd say stateside prices are probably still a fair bit cheaper than korea (for stuff i care about anyway) |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:04 am Post subject: |
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| skconqueror wrote: |
Glad to see you are doing something productive with your time back home.
How much does a life cost? (I think you should invest in one) |
Well yes. I need to get my driver's license again (passed the written test now waiting for a spot for the road test). Then I need to find an apartment in Toronto. Meanwhile I'm in discussion about a software job that might relocate me to Southern California... Yeah, I kinda am investing in a life. You?
But forgive me after 8 years abroad, I'm kinda taking some time to smell the roses, see my family again, visit graves of dead relatives, eat things I haven't eaten in half a decade... |
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skconqueror
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:27 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
But forgive me after 8 years abroad, I'm kinda taking some time to smell the roses, see my family again, visit graves of dead relatives, eat things I haven't eaten in half a decade... |
and post on daves  |
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Return Jones
Joined: 06 Feb 2004
Location: I will see you in far-off places
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:57 am Post subject: |
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Don't mean to hijiack, but other than prices, how has life in general changed back home? Are there any obvious differences for the better or worse? In September I'm heading home too. I'll have been away for 7 years and I'm scared to death that it won't live up to my expectations. I'll have my newlywed wife with me and I don't want to be experiencing deep culture shock along with her. Anyway, just curious.
Feel free to express your thoughts and opinions. Don't worry about the smart-arse comments of others. |
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Harpeau
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| Return Jones wrote: |
| Feel free to express your thoughts and opinions. Don't worry about the smart-arse comments of others. |
Agree with the above poster.
BTW, how much is a 10KG bag of rice in Canada? I remember when it was about $5 a bag. Thanks. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| Return Jones wrote: |
Don't mean to hijiack, but other than prices, how has life in general changed back home? Are there any obvious differences for the better or worse? In September I'm heading home too. I'll have been away for 7 years and I'm scared to death that it won't live up to my expectations. I'll have my newlywed wife with me and I don't want to be experiencing deep culture shock along with her. Anyway, just curious.
Feel free to express your thoughts and opinions. Don't worry about the smart-arse comments of others. |
Well there's a lot of snow here in Ontario. Nearly a record. Taxes are lower but prices have gone up. Cars are different. Right now I'm in Windsor, Ontario which is the land that time forgot. The downtown rush hour is composed of one car. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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Restaurant meals: a burger / sandwich platter at a place like Earls, two pints of beer, GST, PST, tip and you're looking at $30+. Even the most overpriced places like the Outback aren't that bad.
Pizza: hardly cheaper over here. Why is pizza so relatively expensive in Korea?
Books: textbooks and TEFL books especially here are way cheaper. On one trip to Canada I bought what looked like a great phonics book for $29, only to find it in Korea for W15,000. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: Canada/Korea prices comparisons |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
I've been comparing some prices here in Canada to prices of things I used to buy in Korea. Some things I thought were needlessly over price are actually cheaper in Korea.
Tins of tuna: roughly the same price. About $1.17-$1.30 a tin.
Rechargeable batteries: They really jacked up the price of these in Korea last year but they're still cheaper than Canada. 2 AAAs in Korea were about $8, here they're about $12.
SD cards: Way, way cheaper in Korea.
Bread: A loaf of store baked bread is about the same price. $2 a loaf.
Milk: Canada it's now $4.50 for 4l.
Gas: $1.06 a liter.
Anything else you want me to check? |
That's pretty good for gas, almost half of what it is in Korea. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| What's an SD card? |
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livinginkunsan
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Secure Digital
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