Lucky Norway

better to not join the EU at the moment..

although if you want to sign up australia im fine with that, I would like to be able to live where I want..

I feel bad for Croatians who are about to become the 28th member of EU this year.

Poland:
Video Games Programmer (2y experience): 800 euro / month (net income). It is still above country average.
Gasoline: 1,4 euro
Internet 6MB/s: 25 euro
Pizza for two and water: 9 euro

Poland, country of absurd:
I'm carpenter and a roofer, i do a wooden structure, then cover it with roof tiles etc.
My month salary is about = 450-500 euro
Pizza = 5 euro
Gasoline = 1.30 euro
Rent for a flat 56m2 = 250 euro
Food = about 300 euro for a 4 people

Prices are almost the same as in Germany, but we have 4 times lower salary, for exampe new game for ps3 cost 240 zl = 60 euro
So price is the same, but, for 60 euros i need to work hard for 2-3 days (30 hours of work) on a construction yard, for a german, or british 60 euros is 5-6 hours of work.

So we are working a lot, but we dont have enough money to be happy enought. Average salary in Poland is about 825 euros, minimum is 400 euros, i know a lot of people, and 95 % of them ear minimum, not even close to average. Conclusion? 98% of my close friends have gone to UK, and they dont want to come back...

This is true.
Other prices... Most people have internet in Orange 10Mb for 25-30 euro( with tv & phone) Bread - 50 euroCENTS, hamburger in kebab roll - 1,50 euro
electricity - 45 euro for month

Hi, i live in Slovakia but working in Hungary at Mobile phone factory (now sold to Microsoft)
Earning 550-600 Euros after taxes for debugging phone software.This counts as good in the area.The average salary is 400 Euro

Gasoline : 1.48 Euro
2 Pizzas + 2 drinks : 10-15 Euro
Rent for 60m2 with electricity, water, ...: 200-300Euro
Internet: mine 6/2Mbit-16.56Euro, in cities optical 40/4Mbit-15Euro, 100/100 mbit 30 Euro

I just moved up from Poland to Canada, rent here is 650 dollars, so its expensive comparing to the euro. but for the very the same job I had in my country my salary raised 10 times. For the first time in my life I can save some money, and I can afford to buy a lot of things I couldn't buy before. I work less hard for the more money. I left my family and close friends just to get e better proper life far away from country and a place where I born in. Even so I think money is not the most important thing, but im happy for the first time in my life...how fucked up that sounds huh?