agree with it all still. where is any contradiction? you actually need $8,000 per month before taxes to survive here, I was wrong. A 1-bedroom apartment here costs $2,700 per month, that is British Pounds 2,500 per month mate, that is what me and my wife are paying right now --- curious to now if anybody at all on this forum has to pay that much of their income JUST FOR RENT EACH MONTH? ANYBODY IS ANYBODY PAYING MORE THAN 2,500 POUNDS PER MONTH GOD I HOPE NOT