Pricey

I have been reading and hearing about the prices of gas in the United States.  I knew that we have been paying over $5 per gallon over the past two years here.  However, I had never actually taken a receipt and converted the price to dollars, and litters to gallons until today.  Wow!  The last time we filled was May 17th and we paid $7.16 per gallon.

It doesn't seem to be slowing people down from driving.  We have noticed even in the past two years here that there are more and more cars on the streets and in parking lots.  This is making parking difficult.  It is also the reason one sees cars parked on sidewalks and blocking roadways and other cars in constantly.

After grocery shopping at Walmart in November, we were shocked at how much we got for the price; however, we purchased mostly canned and boxed foods that are not found in Romania. I imagine that prices on the staples are comparable. 

These are just a few of the prices listed in an advertisement flyer.   How do they compare?

$670   26" LCD HD Television

$3 Whole Chicken - per 1 Kilogram = 2.2 pounds

$5.43 Pork Roast - 1 Kilogram

$1 Flour - 1 Kilogram

$1.20 Sugar - 1 Kilogram

$1.3 Milk 1 Litter ($4.93 1 gallon)

$1.60 Eggs 10 (they don't sell in dozens here)

$3 head of cauliflower

$1.25 head of green lettuce.