--- Chong Yu Meng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings ! > > I was having a "discussion" with my wife over the relative cost of > food > in Singapore, where I live, and several places in the United States. > She > was telling me that dinner in a restaurant in New York could easily > set > me back USD$100, and this is the average price of a meal when dining > out > in the US. I've been to the US only twice, both on business, but both > times to places that are ...somewhat remote. I remember food in Tempe, > > Arizona, to be about US$1.80 at the Mexican diner I used to eat at > before going to work (No need for lunch because the servings in > America > for breakfast are HUGE !), and about USD$25 at this Bar and Grill for > dinner (I shared with my boss because we could never hope to finish > the > BBQ ribs!). This was waaay back in 1993, so I'm not sure how much it > is > now. The other place I went to was near Marietta, a suburb of Atlanta, > > Georgia, and food was only slightly more expensive at the Denny's near > > my motel. Food in Atlanta was a different story ! I ate Chinese food > in > a food court and that set me back USD$15. And it wasn't even that good > ! > The cook was from Singapore too, but he sure couldn't cook ! > > Food in Singapore is somewhat cheaper but a lot less. Breakfast is > about > USD$1.80, and you'll need lunch which is about USD$2.00, and dinner is > > USD$10.00 if you want to eat in a restaurant. > > I'm just wondering : is it really so expensive in America ? What is > the > cost of a meal in New York, and does it vary much across the US? and > is > it true that you can't get a place in New York unless somebody dies ? > (maybe Lonni can answer that ...) I heard that rumor on Seinfeld or > something.
There are alot of factors at play, starting with the type of food, quality of the resteraunt, and the location. Overall, food is less expensive outside of LA, NY, Chicago, San Francisco, etc, however you can still find relatively cheap eating in NY. There are Denny's everywhere, and while the prices do vary somewhat (i remember the same menu in Pittsburgh as there is out here in the SF Bay area, and the food is definitely about 15% higher priced out here, its still no where near $100 for a meal for two people (more like US$20). If you want to eat in a really good resteraunt, be it NY, or any other big city, then it will cost upwards of $100 for two people (not even counting alcohol in many cases). However, if you stick to chain, or small, less classy establishments, you can easily eat for well under $30 dinner. And of course there's fast food everywhere (McDonald's etc) and you could manage to feed a family of 4 there for under $20. As for finding an apt in NYC, there are loads of available apts. Just check the NY Times classified ads, and you'll see hundreds of listings. I'm sure that if you're really picky, and want an apt in a specific building you'd prolly have to wait until someone moves out (be it from death or something else), but as long as you're only focusing on specific neighborhoods, its not that bad. ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general
