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They are way too expensive. Tanzania's per capita GDP is about US$1200.00.
by forinti 6mo ago
They are way too expensive. Tanzania's per capita GDP is about US$1200.00.
- manarth 6mo agoAverage income in the UK is ≈ £40,000. Average house price in the UK is £270,000 (6.75 × average income). That's not to say that the UK is OK, housing affordability is a political topic (and applicable to many developed countries).
- forinti 6mo agoI'm guessing that at 40 thousand quid you can have some disposable income, but that at 1200 bucks you spend it all on basics.
- mothballed 6mo agoAt least in rural Syria I noticed the opposite. Food/housing/daycare in the farm never enters GDP those things are 'free' that eat most a western persons paycheck. People will spend half of their entire income on entertainment in the form of cell phone, internet, and energy drinks, cigarettes, as their necessities basically dont pass through commerce.