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[den]

Petrol here jumped from $1.25/litre ($5.68/gallon, or $4.73/US gallon) to $1.30/litre ($5.91/gallon, or $4.92/US gallon).

I was going to convert this to $US to see what I'm paying, but then I remembered I don't get paid in $US. I get paid in $AU (which is currently worth US$0.76)

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[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I get paid about the same as (or a little less than) the average American middle management employee. Imported products are scaled up in cost so that the importer makes a profit, as they must. That means a Toyota Prius in the US costs $35k-40K, over here they cost $45k-$50. I can afford a $35k car, but not a $45K car.

[ms-interpret.livejournal.com]

Ahh yes, the imported products, but that's a whole other ball of wax. :)