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Re:Ask HN: Cost of living across the world (Ramen PPP Index ... by Confusion on Monday October 11, 2010 @04:04AM (#1779115)
That adds up to about 1500 EUR and the individual numbers sounds reasonable, but I know I can get by on less. I think the main differences are:

- mortgage: 350 for an 85 m^2 apartment near The Hague, after tax returns (no maintenance included)

- health insurance: 80 for the minimum package

- internet: 30

- energy: 100

- car: 150 (bare minimum)

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Re:Ask HN: Cost of living across the world (Ramen PPP Index ... by jacquesm on Monday October 11, 2010 @12:03PM (#1780106)
That energy figure has me wondering, but this is a house rather than an apartment and it's open on three sides with lots of fields around it. The wind has clear access to three walls of the house and the roof. I've double insulated it and put a central heating in so it's a bit better now, the first year here I went through 250 euros of gas per month in the winter alone and it was still cold.
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