RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 days ago‘100 calls per month’: Why U.S. doctors are looking to move to Canada - National | Globalnews.caglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down12
arrow-up1256arrow-down1external-link‘100 calls per month’: Why U.S. doctors are looking to move to Canada - National | Globalnews.caglobalnews.caRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 days agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squarefahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 days agoYou’re forgetting about the exchange rate. It’s more like 220kish USD vs 170Kish USD
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 days agoExchange rate? If you’re not in the US and not importing goods from the US, that’s meaningless.
minus-squarefahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoThings in Canada tend to cost more in Canadian dollars than they do in the states, roughly in proportion to the USD to CAD exchange rate.
minus-squarejaxxed@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoThen you need to compare salary to something like CPI. What can the money buy?
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoWell, for $3 you can buy a dozen eggs in Canada….
You’re forgetting about the exchange rate. It’s more like 220kish USD vs 170Kish USD
Exchange rate? If you’re not in the US and not importing goods from the US, that’s meaningless.
Things in Canada tend to cost more in Canadian dollars than they do in the states, roughly in proportion to the USD to CAD exchange rate.
Then you need to compare salary to something like CPI. What can the money buy?
Well, for $3 you can buy a dozen eggs in Canada….
Too soon.
We paid $4 yesterday and I was angry