Gaslighting

[msconduct]

 I've read a lot of complaints from people in the US recently about the price of gas, which seems to be about $3/gallon. I've always been vague about the conversion to litres, not just from gallons but from AMERICAN gallons, which I have no clue about at all. But I just looked it up and did the conversion. A US gallon of gas at $3.60 is around 95 cents a litre.

I'm crying. Gas, or petrol as we call it in New Zealand, is around $3 a litre, or more than three times the cost in the US. Other than a very brief dip in 2016, petrol hasn't been under $1/litre since 2000.

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[echomyst]

Same deal with electricity, natural gas, water, housing... Anytime someone in another part of the U.S. complain about how expensive it is, I just laugh.

It's amazing what a dramatic difference in costs of living it can be across this country. My friends in Texas have been snapping up fixer uppers at <$90k to rebuild and rent out. Here, there is absolutely nothing to be had for that price, not even a shed never mind mobile home or whatever. Fixer uppers here *might* start at $600k...

[msconduct]

Yes, I've seen some of those house flipping shows from the US and I've been astonished at the low price of housing in some areas. However, I'd still love to find a $600,000 fixer-upper in Auckland! We have one of the least affordable property markets in the world and the average house price is $1,125,000.

[echomyst]

That's in my town -- suburbia where it's supposed to be more affordable? :/ I'd love to move back to the GTA (greater Toronto area) but the prices are like yours. We're completely priced out unless we move in with my parents.