I was there (Moscow) in '95. I dated a (pretty blonde woman) who was an economics professor at a college in Moscow. She made ~$100/month, US.
So her grocery bill would be ~1 month's wage.
So her grocery bill would be ~1 month’s wage.
Her grocery bill now would ~1 month’s wage in 1995.
Less prosperous country usually has a less valued currency.
So, if you live in some poor country, you $ income is very low, but everything costs a lot less.
So, you do not really live that bad!
basically, unless your country is on the real bottom, you can live pretty good life there, but you really cannot afford to travel out!
Then, They are countries with average income of less than $1000 a year, and most people there still live and somehow scramble enough for food and shelter.
They also get some used cloth and stuff from somewhere, and even some used car.
My friend from Mexico always noted that being US neighbor is great, because it gives you an easy access to all of the US junk!
With the exploding national debt, I am worried that the dollar will collapse sometimes and US will become one of those less prosperous countries.
We may end up importing junk from Mexico!
But also, there's huge variety of food costs here in the U.S. I'm sure Tucker and his crew could easily be surprised at low grocery costs here in Alabama if they're used to NY prices.
“So her grocery bill would be ~1 month’s wage.”
Yet, somehow the economics prof wasn’t living under a bridge since she didn’t have a ruble left over after groceries alone. No shoes, either. Nothing to pay the salon to be a pretty blonde. No coat to survive the Russian winters. No way to pay the subway to get to work. No pot to piss in, either.
I went to a small city in southern Russia in 1992. My hotel room cost less than a US postage stamp. I figured my entire family of 5 could live and eat there for $50 a month.