  Detroit313 Member Username: Detroit313 Post Number: 585 Registered: 02-2006 |
According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting, The city of Detroit has jumped 21 spots, (one of the most significant increases on the list) from 122 to 101 of most expensive cities in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L ist_of_most_expensive_cities If it's on the internet, it has to be true!  <313> | ||
Baltgar Member Username: Baltgar Post Number: 91 Registered: 06-2006 |
Read it again...Detroit is still 122. Whatever that means. | ||
401don Member Username: 401don Post Number: 189 Registered: 11-2007 |
Pretty meaningless report as it's only geared to expatriates and ignores taxation, healthcare and education - 3 of the most important cost-of-living factors to native residents. | ||
Detroit313 Member Username: Detroit313 Post Number: 587 Registered: 02-2006 |
Thanks Baltgar- read it too fast- <313> | ||
L_b_patterson Member Username: L_b_patterson Post Number: 333 Registered: 10-2003 |
401don, that's why you go and read Mercer's Taxation report. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 6926 Registered: 02-2004 |
Detroit cannot be the world's most expansive city. Detroit is mostly low-income city filled with low income folks and lack of employment. That list is NON-SEQUITUR. It should be taken off the list. There are more cheap affordable housing than expansive housing and it's going to take a long time for Detroit to achieve its rich lifestyle. | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 2455 Registered: 04-2006 |
This is just another pissing contest. The cost of transportation in Detroit easily trumps most any city on that list... | ||
Evelyn Member Username: Evelyn Post Number: 49 Registered: 02-2005 |
Not that I'm inclined to believe in top-whatever lists that circle the Internet... but while Detroit ain't Tokyo, it still has high property taxes, city income tax, and high car insurance rates. The cost of a private or charter school, for people with kids, can also be thrown in there. | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 11128 Registered: 10-2003 |
Let's put it in perspective people: The same group has a ranking of highest quality of life and Detroit is 64 worldwide. I love Detroit and all but anyone that believes that Detroit's quality of life is 64th best in the world should contact me about buying a bridge. | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 11129 Registered: 10-2003 |
Looking at the list of cities by health and sanitation Detroit ranks above the following US cities: Miami Chicago NYC LA Atlanta Houston It appears that I have a lot of bridges to sell. | ||
Evelyn Member Username: Evelyn Post Number: 50 Registered: 02-2005 |
You know, I could really use a bridge! | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 2457 Registered: 04-2006 |
quote: Well, I can buy Miami and Atlanta. Miami isn't really that pretty outside of the tourist traps... | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1298 Registered: 09-2007 |
Well one thing Detroit does have going for it is a world class health system (especially if Windsor uses ours). | ||
Hudkina Member Username: Hudkina Post Number: 88 Registered: 12-2004 |
These are probably numbers for metropolitan areas. The metro area as a whole has a relatively good standard of living. The biggest difference is that our segregation highlights either extreme more-so than in many other cities. For every extremely impoverished neighborhood in inner-city Detroit there is an extremely well-off neighborhood in the suburbs. Besides, Detroit isn't the only city in the world where crime and poverty are higher than normal. |
