Comparing Cost of Living Around the World

In the last blog post we looked at how people lived in different parts of the world. Now we are going to look at more details about the Cost of Living around the world. This helps explain how far a dollar will go in different cities in the world. 

Numbeo is a website where you can look at different data from around the world. 

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio, title it the same as this blog post, and complete 1 of the following tasks based on this website.

• Pick 3 different countries and create a chart comparing the 
• McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)
• Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
• 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
• Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
• Based on this information - explain which country you'd like to live in or visit. Explain why you chose that country. 
• Pick 5 different countries and create a chart comparing one particular data point 
• Put them in order from most expensive to least expensive
• Based on this information - explain which country you'd like to live in or visit. Explain why you chose that country. 
• Use the Cost of Living Comparison  to compare Pittsburgh to another city in the world. Take a screenshot of the comparison (similar to the one above) and write a paragraph comparing/contrasting the information on the two different cities. 
• Pick a different topic in the horizontal navigation of Numbeo (like Crime, Quality of Life or Travel) and explore that topic. Explain in a paragraph and screen shots what you learned. 

Dollar Street - Compare how people live around the world

Dollar Street is an interactive website that lets you compare how different families live around the world. 

First, take the "quick tour" so you can understand how the site works. Then, explore the site. 

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio, title it the same as this blog post, and answer 1-2 of the following questions in complete sentences based on this website.

• Compare two families. What is their monthly income? Describe their home, their favorite possessions, etc. Then compare those two families to your own. 
• Similar to what you see in this blog post, take screen shots of 3 different comparable aspects (pets, water outlets, next big thing they plan to buy, etc.) then include photos/descriptions of your own for these topics.
• Explain in a paragraph what you have learned about how people live around the world.
• Pick one country/family and write a paragraph describing how they live. Where are they from? What is their income? Describe 5 different searchable aspects of their lives. 
• Pick one searchable aspect (pets, water outlets, next big thing they plan to buy, etc.) and explain 10 different photos of that particular aspect. Include the country and the income for each explanation.