re: #191 Dr Lizardo

Couldn’t find a similar breakdown here in the Czech Republic, but I do know from observation that Prague - the capital - is certainly the most expensive area to live in. A studio, like the one I rent for $236/month (the price I pay includes all utilities) is about $491/month (not including utilities, which is an extra $120/month) for a similar-sized studio outside the Prague downtown core, and about $550/month ( + $120/month utilities) in Prague 1 and 2, so basically, an apartment is a good deal more expensive in Prague vs. Ostrava.

Everything else is pretty much the same, food, transport, etc.

expats.cz

Yes, well rents are always higher in big cities.

Still, I simply don’t think too many “world leaders” are looking at the dissatisfaction, misery, and cost of living for the majority of people in the world. Trickle down isn’t working anywhere and it never will. It simply leaves behind the disaffected, impoverishment and failure.

This is the most important world wide problem we’re facing today, and it’s everywhere. It’s not your old “colonialism” or “imperialism”, it’s an entirely new phenomenon in which capitalists everywhere are driving down wages and people are scrambling to live.

For instance, migrant workers from Moldova and Belarus go into Ukraine to work on farms, as domestics, etc, while Ukrainians go out to EU countries to get a better wage, and that’s a situation happening everywhere. Because of globalization, people are not settled and in self-contained, self-sustaining countries anymore; you simply can’t make any money unless you’re willing to relocate. For most people, that’s impossible or simply not feasible.