This is just random curiosity. I have noticed that the minimum wage people earn in the us sounds ridiculously low and unlivable to me, like not even a teenager working in macdonalds would work for less that $10 an hour, I think minimum wage is like $13-20 an hour here depending on industry. Then I thought maybe the cost of living there is less. I dont really understand economics that well but generally speaking what do people pay on rent and groceries a week over there?
Like in Melbourne I'd say you couldn't rent an apartment for less than about $150 a week on average, milk costs $1-2 a litre... and I think you would be hard pressed in your twenties to be earning less than $500 a week (working full time). That's at the lowest end of the scale. Oh if you are unemployed I think you get about $500 a fortnight from the government. Of course I know this is all totally socially based and it probably varies widely. I'm sure it does in Australia too, but I just wanted to ask any way![]()
Just curious to compare standards of living.



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and the reason I will probably move back to my country when I'm done with dancing and school. I like it here a lot--but I can't imagine working for such little pay forever. Especially when the costs of living are not lower so that it would even out.

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