Average wage is about 25-30k before deductions.OMG, that's obscene!! What kind of wages do jobs there pay?
Alcohol, cigarette products, all types of fuel and home heating oil and basically anything to do with your car will cost you a fortune here, VAT is 23% and is applied to almost everything.
Electricity costs are very high basically because all the power companies are semi state owned and there's no outside competition,a 400w and fans etc would cost roughly $100 every bi-monthly bill.