A survey conducted by the Education Ministry found that college students spent 837, 000 yen ( $ 7, 970 ) on average for living expense in the 1994 academic year, a 5 percent fall from the previous survey two years before.
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After all, servicemen and women are paid, and have virtually all their living expense covered while deployed, leaving all the money they would have spent on transportation, clothes, food, entertainment, etc ., while home, to be applied towards rent and their mortgage.
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"As you know, " it continued, " the President currently enjoys a salary of $ 200, 000 per year, with perquisites, a $ 50, 000 expense allowance, living expense benefits that befit a king, plus a near certain prospect, if desired, of becoming a multimillionaire upon leaving office ."
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In 2010, Auckland was ranked by the Mercer consulting firm as 149th of 214 centres on a scale of cost of living, i . e . making it among the most affordable cities worldwide to live in, with living expense of $ 20, 000 per year, based on the comparative cost of 200 aspects of life including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods.
