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Re: Pay Rates relative to Cost of Living in a Town
Subject:Re: Pay Rates relative to Cost of Living in a Town From:Ronni Geist <ronni -at- GEISTWRITERS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 7 Jul 1998 11:37:51 -0400
John David Hickey wrote:
> But what if I were to move to Boston? Or New York? Or Abu D'habi? How do I
> find out what the cost of living is so I can determine my pay rate? If the
> cost of living in Abu D'habi is twice of what it is in Montreal, should I
> ask for twice the rate I'm getting here?
> I'm always afraid of asking too much to scare off a potential cash cow, but
> I'm also afraid of asking for too little and getting ripped off.
>
> So here are the questions:
> 1. How do you determine the cost of living in a town?
> 2. How do you adjust your pay rate relative to the cost of living?
>
Dave -
Enter your info into The International Salary Calculator and see what it comes
up with!
