Hello everyone.
Just recently I came across an interesting article in which it was discussed how much money is needed for a happy life.
New Zealand and Australia are considered beautiful countries for a comfortable and happy life.
So how much does such a life, according to the residents themselves, cost in general?
How much should an annual income be to make a person feel happy?
Studies conducted by one of the American universities have shown that New Zealand and Australia are among the most expensive places for a happy life.
New Zealand is in the 7th place in the list of the most expensive countries to find happiness.
To be truly satisfied in Aotearoa, you need an annual income of almost 194,000 New Zealand dollars.
This is about 115,000 US dollars.
Considering that the average family income in the 22nd year was 117,000 New Zealand dollars, happiness for many remains a distant prospect.
Australia is located even higher, in the 3rd place with a happy income of 192,000 Australian dollars, or about 121,000 US dollars.
The university studied the relationship between income and quality of life.
Using a survey of 1.7 million people around the world, they determined the maximum income, after which the level of happiness does not increase any more.
Here is a figure, that's how much, and that's it, and you have enough, and after that, it doesn't matter whether you have an additional income or not, you will still feel like a happy person.
It is interesting that in the 1st and 2nd places are Iran and Yemen, with a desirable income of 240,000 and 172,000 US dollars, respectively.
The United States itself is in the 10th place with 105,000 US dollars.
Sierra Leone is the cheapest country in the world where you can find financial satisfaction with life.
It is estimated at 9,000 US dollars per year.
It is followed by Suriname, a little more than 10,000 US dollars, and Madagascar, with King Julian, who has a little more than 11,000 US dollars per year.
Of course, the numbers are completely different, as you can see, between the most, so to speak, requested countries and such countries where they are comfortable with 11,000 US dollars.
Although, as a rule, happiness is more expensive in urban centers than in rural communities.
Therefore, based on the research of scientists, the exchange currency office, X-Money, compiled a world rating of happiness in cities.
That is, they went even further and broke all these numbers, precisely in cities, where and what.
So let's see how much happiness costs in the cities of Australia and New Zealand.
We will not consider the whole world, we do not need it.
Here is Australia and New Zealand.
The numbers will be in New Zealand dollars.
Because I don't want to mix and confuse anyone.
If you want to translate them into Australian, American dollars or any other currency, you can do it on the Internet.
Here you see a table of 12 cities, Australian and New Zealand, the largest cities.
Let's see how much.
In the first place, I was a little surprised, but this is Brisbane.
In Brisbane, people want to get the most money to be happy.
This is, of course, strange.
In the world rating, they take the 9th place.
Next are Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne.
Melbourne is our 6th place, which is also surprising.
Next are New Zealand cities.
Of course, this is Auckland and Wellington, the largest cities, where people want to earn $ 207,000 a year to be happy.
Brisbane surprised me.
Of course, I'll say it again.
$ 224,000 and $ 207,000.
Not such a big difference, of course, but in any case.
Next are Hobart and Gold Coast.
It is also surprising that Gold Coast is in 10th place, and Brisbane is in 1st place.
The fact is that these two cities are interconnected.
And it's very, very tight.
Because many people even live and work in two cities.
And so it's kind of strange that in Brisbane people want so much money, and in Gold Coast it's a lot less.
$ 185,000 against $ 224,000.
Well, maybe the beautiful beaches and the warm ocean give their influence on people.
And people feel happier with less money.
It's also possible. Who knows?
And the schedule closes.
This is Hamilton and Christchurch.
Two more large New Zealand cities.
In which people agree to live with an income of less than $ 200,000.
$ 182,000 and $ 180,000.
I mean, they agree to live comfortably, of course.
That's about the list we get.
I don't know if you think it's true or not.
By the way, if you're interested, you can google it.
Find your country, find your city, I think.
And figure out how much people need in your city, in your country, for happiness.
This list is interesting, of course.
First of all, I'm really surprised by the difference between the cities that are nearby.
Gold Coast and Brisbane.
I probably agree that for a good, normal, comfortable life for a family,
you need at least $ 200,000.
$ 180,000-200,000 in Brisbane will be enough.
Even if you have a house loan, you can still pay it out.
Someone may agree with me, someone may not.
But again, everyone has their own opinion.
Of course, I want more.
But again, don't forget, the more you earn, the more you will pay taxes.
This is also such a thing.
Therefore, I think the stick is on two ends.
You need to find some kind of balance,
in which you will be comfortable and at the same time you will not overpay taxes.
Because it gets a little offensive when you earn,
and three skins are taken from you, as they say.
Again, here, as I said, the amount for a family, for an individual person,
depends on many factors.
Someone said, for example, who already has their own house.
He needs less money.
He does not worry that he needs to pay a mad loan.
Someone says the amount is much higher,
because he understands that he needs to pay for the house.
This, by the way, is probably one of the most difficult components in life.
This, of course, is the payment of a loan or rent,
because these numbers have become very mad now.
It's really hard.
By the way, be sure to write in the comments
what annual income you need for a happy life in your country and in your city.
Or if you want to move, what do you think,
what should be your income upon arrival in the country
so that you can feel comfortable and happy.
Well, that's all for today.
I hope that the information was useful for you.
If you want to read the articles in the original,
there is a lot about other countries written there.
You can follow the links.
There will be not only a link to the article itself,
but also to research on cities.
That is, America and other countries are being analyzed there.
If anyone is interested.
Well, I say goodbye to you.
I hope that your income will only grow.
Good luck to everyone, bye!