What It Costs To Be Alive
I don't know where this came from, but I was randomly curious on how much it costs me to simply exist here in Austin, TX. per year.
That's just to live, doesn't even account for going out, travelling etc.
I also have few monthly bills because I have no debt, no loans and no car payment.
Hmmm....good to know.
Fixed Yearly Costs:
$1,000 = Car insurance ($84/month)
$1,800 = Health insurance ($150/month)
$960 = Cell phone ($80/month)
$6,000 = Rent ($500/month)
$12,000 = Food, gas, general items ($1,000/month)
$2,400 = Random Costs ($200/month)
Total = $24,160
That's just to live, doesn't even account for going out, travelling etc.
I also have few monthly bills because I have no debt, no loans and no car payment.
Hmmm....good to know.
posted by Neville @ 11:56 AM
15 comments
15 Comments:
James.
(Keeping in mind that Zurich, Switzerland is quite expensive)
$1,200 = Car insurance
$3600 = Health insurance ($150/month)
$360 = Cell phone ($30/month)
$19,200 = Rent ($1600/month)
$12,000 = Food, gas, general items ($1,000/month)
$2,400 = Random Costs ($200/month)
Comes out to
$38,760 annually or $3230 monthly
However I also think Switz has the highest living standard of any country?
-Nev
$850 - Car insurance
$640 - cheap health insurance (very basic, $53/month)
$360 -Cell phone, $30/month)
$6,615 - Rent ($551/month)
$12,000 - Food, gas other ($1000/month)
$1560 - Random costs - $130/month
Other random stuff- $5000
Total = $15,025
I'm not quite as good as you seem to be in keeping track. I'm still living paycheck to paycheck, but hoping to improve. Thank you for your site. It really helps, and inspired me to start mine.
Looks like you calculated wrong, your total adds up to: $22,030!
-Nev
But hey, Zurich has been rated "best quality of living worldwide" for three years in a row, so..
I enjoy living here and calculations like that are very, VERY good to do once in a while.
::the blind ape::
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Car Insurance...$1080 (full coverage)
Health Insurance...$2548 ($98 a paycheck - 26 pay periods)
Cell phone...$180 (The beauty of a family plan)
Rent...$4800 ($400 monthly for my share)
Food, gas, general items...$12000
Random costs...$2400
TOTAL: $23,008
The cost of holding your breathe long enough to do the math...priceless (cheap shot, I know)
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