Poll: Has the cost of living in your area changed over this past year? Лице кое објавува дискусија: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Has the cost of living in your area changed over this past year?".
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Not within the last year, but over the years, yes.
| | | | Jennifer Forbes 
Local time: 11:18
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Yes in the UK and in Cornwall in particular the cost of living has increased substantially - the cost of water, gas, electricity, telephone, email, insurance, council tax and groceries, among others, has risen over this year.
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Gibril Koroma
Канада
Local time: 06:18
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| Gone up a bit | Dec 18, 2018 |
Yes, the cost of living has gone up in Toronto due mainly to the cost of real estate.
| | | | Julio Madrid
Мексико
Local time: 03:18
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Oh gentrification where will you lead us to?!?!
So far 7 members have answered "Yes, it has gone down some" I wonder where they live... 🤔
[Edited at 2018-12-19 19:52 GMT]
| | | | J.E.Sunseri
Соединети Американски Држави
Local time: 03:18
Член (2009)
руски на англиски
| What about your rates? | Dec 20, 2018 |
Sadly, they have not kept pace with the cost of living in terms of going up.
| | | | Mario Freitas
Бразил
Local time: 07:18
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| Brazilian cultural inflation | Dec 20, 2018 |
In Brazil, the inflation is at least 10%, although the government pulishes it's 6%. If you consider the supermarket and the gasoline inflation, it's about 10% per month, not per year. The Brazilians have an uncontrollable culture of inflation. If they don't raise their prices every month, they can get sick and even die.
However, the Brazilian translation agencies refuse to renegotiate prices, even if you've been working for them for three years without any readjustments. They'll simply di... See more In Brazil, the inflation is at least 10%, although the government pulishes it's 6%. If you consider the supermarket and the gasoline inflation, it's about 10% per month, not per year. The Brazilians have an uncontrollable culture of inflation. If they don't raise their prices every month, they can get sick and even die.
However, the Brazilian translation agencies refuse to renegotiate prices, even if you've been working for them for three years without any readjustments. They'll simply dismiss you and find a cheaper translator. So the quality goes down the tubes, of course.
This is why all veteran translators in Brazil have 90% of their clients and their jobs abroad (at least). ▲ Collapse
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