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MichaelTryn
Joined 2014
Posts: 308

living costs

8 years ago

Nate: There are 2 sites I have seen that give living costs for Kiev as of March. One is Numbeo and the other I saw last night is Expatistan. I saw a 3 bdrm flat 900 sq ft. in the best part of Kiev about $700/mo. in the burbs, maybe $450-500. rough prices. bottle of beer 50 cents, metro $12/mo., south Ukraine is cheaper we know. I was thinking "outside the box," "If you were interested in Georgia or Ala. you could get a house to "feel good about" brick with crown molding and nice floors. I look @ houses on Zillow in the 250-300k area. I can't get the same near Portland where the wife wants to go for the climate. It seems all of Portland is tired and worn out looking. If you wrote them a check for 200 or 250k after you sell in Utah you won't have such a wt. on you to carry on $3500/mo. 8 yrs out. People have the "bad habit in the U.S." of trying to be something one isn't, live high like Kardashians, or baseball players. I'm told plenty of times"a million dollars is nothing," and that is right, how many people even have THAT amt.?
That is why Albina says she lived better in the U.S.S.R., About the only thing she has here that she did not have there, is a t.v....I was there so I saw with my own eyes 20 yrs ago. The metro in Moscow puts the Chicago subway to shame plenty, and I don't think they have so many 3rd world types there.

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