I'm American and my hasband is from Greece we decided to move back to USA .
My hasband has a good payed job and I have part time job, his salary is 1600$ and mine 400$ monthly, our rent here is 600$ monthly and our food expences are 450$.
The base sallary in Greece is for 10-12 hours work per day and without having the right to have any break at all is
600-700$ monthly.
Obvously we can not afford to buy a house witch will cost us 200.000 $ or a new car costing 15.000$ or having any children considering that the goverment does not help at all.
Our dream will be to buy an appartment , having 1 or2 children and managing all familly costs by a full time job for my hasband and a part time job for me.
How high sould be each of our salaries to live an ordinary life without having wories how to pay at the and of the month: electricity,heat,food?
By the way our last electricity bill was
( for four months 1450$ !!!!!!! )
and we rent an 900 square feet appartment.
2007-05-11 04:03:34 · 4 answers · asked by Valerie N 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
My relatives in Sacramento told me that rent will cost us 1400$ monthly , food expenses 800$ ,car expenses 300$.
By earnig 5000$-6000$ a month it will be ok for a start.
Our expectations are really low and all these years we have leared to spend very little in everything, no new cloths, no restaurants,no new shoes allmost NO!! in everything I would say.
So knowing that people in USA spent a lot of money generaly in shoping they tend to have higher stadards than ours in what is basic cost of living.
What do you think?
2007-05-11 04:32:50 · update #1
The gas price here is 6-7$ per galon
2007-05-11 05:16:12 · update #2
Rent or buy a mobile home, and get used cars. You will save a fortune that way. Together my husband and I make $2,600 a month. We've made it. Our cars are both used. I have a 1986 Buick Century, and he drives a 1977 Jeep Wagoneer. We bought a $5,000 mobile home. Our vehicles don't break down. We take good care of them. Try that. And don't live in California. Move to Fargo, ND. That's where we live.
2007-05-18 06:06:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in Sacramento. My husband and I make over $3000 per month, and in order to afford a house we needed to get 2 roommates. Gas is over $3/gallon. Groceries cost me over $300/month. We have hopes too of having children, but at this point, couldn't afford one if we tried. To buy an apartment (actually, we are calling them condos now, but they are still apartments, believe me) is over $200,000. Our electric bill is over $200/month. Your situation in Greece is no different really than it would be here, unless you are planning on going on welfare or public assistance. If that is the case, stay in Greece. We don't need anyone else looking for a handout.
2007-05-18 13:42:21 · answer #2 · answered by mikalina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Allot more than both of you make. California is one of the most expensive states to live in. Try tripling both of your salaries and maybe you will live right on the poverty line.
2007-05-11 11:08:43 · answer #3 · answered by steinerrw 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stay in Greece if at all possible. Price of gas in US is closing in on $ 4.00 a gallon and economy is faltering badly. Retail sales are plumenting, states depending on tourism are in trouble, inflation is starting to move; and worst thing of all-the politicians are lying to us!!!!
2007-05-11 11:10:23 · answer #4 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋