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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 880292" data-attributes="member: 13254"><p>Sorry pal, nothing made up. I did unintentionally overstate the "little over twice", although some areas did support that but not overall. Should have said nearly twice as much. <strong>Percent increase to maintain standard of living: 48.69%.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> Your analysis of me as a "Rick Perry hugging, haves -have nots, class separation loving, no shame Republican" is wrong too. Just so you know, I have voted against Perry twice for governor. But is it comes to it, I will vote for him against zer0bama.</p><p> </p><p>my source was Bankrate COL calculator </p><p></p><p>Compare Living Cost in Texas</p><p></p><p></p><p>Texas Ranks 2nd in overall cost of living.</p><p>You can get a lot of house for your money in Texas! </p><p></p><p></p><p>Texas Cost Of Living Statistics</p><p></p><p> Apartments-$715 per month - Utilities- $105 per month</p><p> Electricity - 9.21 cents KWH - Gas Prices - $3.42 per gallon (09-14-2011)</p><p> State Sales Tax: 6.25% - 8.25% (depending on local taxes)</p><p> Gasoline Tax- .20 cents per gallon</p><p> Diesel Fuel Tax - .20 cents per gallon</p><p> Cigarette Tax - $1.41 per pack of 20</p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Income Taxes - None</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cost of living comparison calculator</p><p>Change the values below and refresh listing to view the comparison.</p><p>City you are moving from: </p><p>City you are moving to: </p><p>Enter your current income:$ ( I used $ 20k because it is below the poverty line) </p><p> </p><p>Equivalent income in the city you are moving to: $29737.50.</p><p>Percent increase to maintain standard of living: 48.69%.</p><p> (Sorry the columns didn't line up well) </p><p></p><p>Product Lubbock TX Metro Boston-Quincy MA Metro Div. Difference</p><p>Home Price $236,558.33 $418,700.00 $182,141.67</p><p>Payment + Interest $948.08 $1,697.85 $749.77</p><p>Apt. Rent $644.93 $1,491.67 $846.74</p><p>Lipitor $149.81 $142.70 $7.11</p><p>Total Energy $119.76 $237.43 $117.68</p><p>Doctor Visit $91.28 $149.00 $57.72</p><p>Optometrist $90.00 $91.45 $1.45</p><p>Part. Electrical $73.95 $104.91 $30.97</p><p>Dentist Visit $72.26 $103.02 $30.76</p><p>Washer Repair $57.07 $87.00 $29.93</p><p>Other Energy $45.81 $132.52 $86.71</p><p>Vet. Services $38.71 $63.93 $25.22</p><p>Beauty Salon $33.40 $44.00 $10.60</p><p>Women's Slacks $26.73 $48.99 $22.26</p><p>Men's Shirt $25.73 $37.99 $12.26</p><p>Phone $22.86 $38.32 $15.46</p><p>Boy's Jeans $16.96 $36.32 $19.37</p><p>News Paper $14.95 $26.67 $11.72</p><p>Hair Cut $11.47 $16.00 $4.53</p><p>Tire Balance $10.78 $11.40 $0.62</p><p>Pizza $10.50 $8.66 $1.84</p><p>Dry Cleaning $10.19 $11.57 $1.37</p><p>Ibuprofen $9.28 $8.59 $0.69</p><p>T.Bone Steak $9.24 $11.01 $1.77</p><p>Beer $8.81 $8.22 $0.59</p><p>Movie $8.75 $10.87 $2.12</p><p>Wine $6.80 $9.26 $2.46</p><p>Cascade $4.71 $5.75 $1.04</p><p>Bowling $4.09 $4.67 $0.58</p><p>Parmesan Cheese $3.53 $3.59 $0.06</p><p>Coffee $3.32 $3.71 $0.39</p><p>2-pc Chicken $3.28 $3.91 $0.63</p><p>Cereal $3.14 $4.90 $1.76</p><p>Hamburger Sandwich $3.14 $4.14 $1.00</p><p>Potato Chips $3.05 $3.30 $0.25</p><p>Orange Juice $3.00 $3.43 $0.43</p><p>Sausage $2.99 $4.22 $1.23</p><p>Canola Oil $2.96 $4.47 $1.51</p><p>Ground Beef $2.71 $3.88 $1.17</p><p>Gasoline $2.58 $2.78 $0.20</p><p>Toothpaste $2.47 $2.66 $0.19</p><p>Frozen Meal $2.30 $3.11 $0.81</p><p>Sugar $2.24 $2.36 $0.13</p><p>Half Gal. Milk $2.22 $2.23 $0.01</p><p>Tennis Balls $2.21 $3.57 $1.36</p><p>Peaches $2.02 $2.54 $0.52</p><p>Potatoes $1.83 $3.56 $1.73</p><p>Klennex $1.72 $2.00 $0.28</p><p>Dozen Eggs $1.40 $2.00 $0.59</p><p>Coke $1.28 $1.47 $0.20</p><p>Lettuce $1.24 $1.86 $0.62</p><p>Frozen Corn $1.16 $1.44 $0.28</p><p>Bread $1.11 $1.59 $0.48</p><p>Shampoo $0.99 $1.00 $0.01</p><p>Fried Chicken $0.89 $1.43 $0.54</p><p>Sweet Peas $0.83 $1.37 $0.54</p><p>Margarine $0.80 $1.31 $0.51</p><p>Tuna $0.78 $1.21 $0.43</p><p>Bananas $0.52 $0.73 $0.21</p><p>Mortgage Rate (%) 4.95% 5.06% -0.11</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #8b4513"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #8b4513">BTW, the cost of living in Dallas vs Lubbock are higher. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 880292, member: 13254"] Sorry pal, nothing made up. I did unintentionally overstate the "little over twice", although some areas did support that but not overall. Should have said nearly twice as much. [B]Percent increase to maintain standard of living: 48.69%. [/B] Your analysis of me as a "Rick Perry hugging, haves -have nots, class separation loving, no shame Republican" is wrong too. Just so you know, I have voted against Perry twice for governor. But is it comes to it, I will vote for him against zer0bama. my source was Bankrate COL calculator Compare Living Cost in Texas Texas Ranks 2nd in overall cost of living. You can get a lot of house for your money in Texas! Texas Cost Of Living Statistics Apartments-$715 per month - Utilities- $105 per month Electricity - 9.21 cents KWH - Gas Prices - $3.42 per gallon (09-14-2011) State Sales Tax: 6.25% - 8.25% (depending on local taxes) Gasoline Tax- .20 cents per gallon Diesel Fuel Tax - .20 cents per gallon Cigarette Tax - $1.41 per pack of 20 [SIZE=3][B]Income Taxes - None[/B][/SIZE] Cost of living comparison calculator Change the values below and refresh listing to view the comparison. City you are moving from: City you are moving to: Enter your current income:$ ( I used $ 20k because it is below the poverty line) Equivalent income in the city you are moving to: $29737.50. Percent increase to maintain standard of living: 48.69%. (Sorry the columns didn't line up well) Product Lubbock TX Metro Boston-Quincy MA Metro Div. Difference Home Price $236,558.33 $418,700.00 $182,141.67 Payment + Interest $948.08 $1,697.85 $749.77 Apt. Rent $644.93 $1,491.67 $846.74 Lipitor $149.81 $142.70 $7.11 Total Energy $119.76 $237.43 $117.68 Doctor Visit $91.28 $149.00 $57.72 Optometrist $90.00 $91.45 $1.45 Part. Electrical $73.95 $104.91 $30.97 Dentist Visit $72.26 $103.02 $30.76 Washer Repair $57.07 $87.00 $29.93 Other Energy $45.81 $132.52 $86.71 Vet. Services $38.71 $63.93 $25.22 Beauty Salon $33.40 $44.00 $10.60 Women's Slacks $26.73 $48.99 $22.26 Men's Shirt $25.73 $37.99 $12.26 Phone $22.86 $38.32 $15.46 Boy's Jeans $16.96 $36.32 $19.37 News Paper $14.95 $26.67 $11.72 Hair Cut $11.47 $16.00 $4.53 Tire Balance $10.78 $11.40 $0.62 Pizza $10.50 $8.66 $1.84 Dry Cleaning $10.19 $11.57 $1.37 Ibuprofen $9.28 $8.59 $0.69 T.Bone Steak $9.24 $11.01 $1.77 Beer $8.81 $8.22 $0.59 Movie $8.75 $10.87 $2.12 Wine $6.80 $9.26 $2.46 Cascade $4.71 $5.75 $1.04 Bowling $4.09 $4.67 $0.58 Parmesan Cheese $3.53 $3.59 $0.06 Coffee $3.32 $3.71 $0.39 2-pc Chicken $3.28 $3.91 $0.63 Cereal $3.14 $4.90 $1.76 Hamburger Sandwich $3.14 $4.14 $1.00 Potato Chips $3.05 $3.30 $0.25 Orange Juice $3.00 $3.43 $0.43 Sausage $2.99 $4.22 $1.23 Canola Oil $2.96 $4.47 $1.51 Ground Beef $2.71 $3.88 $1.17 Gasoline $2.58 $2.78 $0.20 Toothpaste $2.47 $2.66 $0.19 Frozen Meal $2.30 $3.11 $0.81 Sugar $2.24 $2.36 $0.13 Half Gal. Milk $2.22 $2.23 $0.01 Tennis Balls $2.21 $3.57 $1.36 Peaches $2.02 $2.54 $0.52 Potatoes $1.83 $3.56 $1.73 Klennex $1.72 $2.00 $0.28 Dozen Eggs $1.40 $2.00 $0.59 Coke $1.28 $1.47 $0.20 Lettuce $1.24 $1.86 $0.62 Frozen Corn $1.16 $1.44 $0.28 Bread $1.11 $1.59 $0.48 Shampoo $0.99 $1.00 $0.01 Fried Chicken $0.89 $1.43 $0.54 Sweet Peas $0.83 $1.37 $0.54 Margarine $0.80 $1.31 $0.51 Tuna $0.78 $1.21 $0.43 Bananas $0.52 $0.73 $0.21 Mortgage Rate (%) 4.95% 5.06% -0.11 [COLOR=#8b4513] BTW, the cost of living in Dallas vs Lubbock are higher. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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