Comments on: Hamilton Ranked ‘World’s Most Expensive City’

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 09:00:49 +0000

Interesting to see that utilities are nearly double that of the rest of the world! BELCO?

By: cliff

cliff — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 05:29:50 +0000

went to frog and onion had bowl of soup and one dark and stormy bill came to 18 dollars.

By: JUNK YARD DOG

JUNK YARD DOG — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 19:32:16 +0000

Do you want the truth ? or that which is sweep under the carpet.

We are coming up to 2017 if that makes any difference and if we are to get ahead in this world we have deal head on with our many problem. Being politically correct does not cut it any more.

THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH. I AM TIRED OF BEING LIED TO !

The problems list is very long, most of us know what is on that list.

ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL.

let us take BELCo for example, somebody told them to drop the price,that is just a lick of the lolly pop, which, will then open the door some where else to increase the cost of living and do it with out pondering the ramifications, that happens allot across the board around here and in jolly old England.

Their trick up the pensions at the same time increase the cost of coal.

I asked you do you want the truth ? its looking you in the face and in virtually very country on the planet, its Taxes, boys and girls, in all its various forms.

Have you not noticed the thin edge of the wedge, wonder why our visitors go elsewhere ?stop treating them like herding sheep and it is all about MONEY !

What did you go with out this Christmas not food on the table to meet you TAX commitments ? hey ! you even paid taxes on your tree and all that goes with it. Did you send your children to school hungry ? walk to work or take the bus because gasoline is too expensive the highest on the planet.

The cost of Fuel plus TAX among other things controls everything.

Problem #One why we are deemed to be so expensive it has got to do our TAX burden.

How do you solve problem # 0ne ? tell the blue suits to reduce the TAX burden and tell them to do more with less.

We,and the country are all in debt up to our eyeballs where did the money go ? how do you think we are going to get out of the mess.

That is easy TAXATION!

By: blankman

blankman — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 15:45:11 +0000

Where do you find milk by the litre.

That price would make sense if whoever was checking prices for the article looked at a two quart container and recorded the price as being for a litre.

By: blankman

blankman — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 15:43:34 +0000

That’s high even for a gallon.

By: blankman

blankman — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 15:42:02 +0000

The milk price is high even for a gallon. Perhaps someone can check the price at their local grocer.

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 14:28:46 +0000

Sooo glad we live in cheap old Warwick… only go into the big smoke for liquor and cigars…

By: legalgal

legalgal — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 01:24:42 +0000

Not at all. A lot of the tax deductions cover expenses such as medical (private at $60 per month) and education (saving of $2000 pm. per kid) etc. Would rather pay a fair rate of tax than pay that to local privateers who inflate prices.

By: JUNK YARD DOG

JUNK YARD DOG — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:46:52 +0000

Tell them we are Bermuda, the island in the sun with an occasional refreshing shower or two.

There will always be some body who will pull the rug out from under.

Remember, we are in competition with them and they are loosing the game.

By: Bill A

Bill A — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 22:33:59 +0000

This doesn’t take into account the difference in payroll deductions (e.g. Income/payroll tax, medical, health insurance, social insurance). That would surely make many of the cities more expensive compared to Bermuda.

By: Candice

Candice — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:41:15 +0000

Please explain how? Where are you from to compare?

By: PBanks

PBanks — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:25:05 +0000

Cheers Yadon and scoob below for the note about per-gallon pricing.

By: PBanks

PBanks — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:24:16 +0000

Not even close. Are you trolling?

By: PBanks

PBanks — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:23:40 +0000

That’s some really high-end grocery stores selling milk at that price!

By: leftwingpolitics

leftwingpolitics — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:58:43 +0000

I’m sure they based it on a gallon of milk which would make sense…

Also, the Internet used to represent the $140 must have been 15Mb with no TV package. 25Mb is usually the starting speed for broadband Internet. That number should change to $239.00.

It would have been nice to see how our electricity ranks as well.

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:25:39 +0000

And to think I have’nt had a raise for 5 years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:18:05 +0000

Hamilton, Bermuda is the filthiest city in the world?

When can I visit Your WORLD?

By: Truth Teller

Truth Teller — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:15:09 +0000

Per month. Unless you buy one carton of milk a month it’s pretty accurate, might be even less that what it actually is.

By: Smh

Smh — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:05:47 +0000

They got the Internet costs right though!!

By: sage

sage — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 18:55:03 +0000

Internet prices, straight robbery. Still don’t know why milk is like $10 a gallon and gas which is imported, and very expensive compared to most places, is around $8 a gallon, 20% cheaper than locally produced milk.

By: Skittles

Skittles — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 18:47:00 +0000

The milk one got me too. I think they took the price of milk that is available overseas ( The organic valley ones) which are just over 7 dollars for the half-gallon and multiplied it by 2, to make a fair comparison to other countries which sell milk by the gallon. Either way, Tokyo is looking really lovely now.Or perhaps Dubai. My pocket has told me this for years but seeing it in print hurst so much.

By: answer

answer — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 18:43:20 +0000

For the milk, I think it goes back to the quantity. You do not see milk for $16, but for example a 4L bag of milk is $3-4, whereas in Bermuda 2L of Dunkley milk is $6. And other types of mailk without hormones and other things are more expensive. So it may be a matter of comparing certain types and quantities of milk.

By: NO MORE WAR

NO MORE WAR — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 18:20:24 +0000

The cost of internet here in Bermuda should raise flags everywhere. The most tragic part is the internet service isn’t even half good. It’s poor so people are getting screwed all the way around.

By: josun

josun — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 18:18:16 +0000

It’s s comparative price!

Four times New York.

A crime is being committed against the community with protectionism in place.

Free up the market with long life imported milk. That’s what a lot of Europe uses daily.

Get rid of watered down local milk which goes off after a couple days and save the cows at Spittle Pond from a life of misery.

By: Lady Bug

Lady Bug — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:48:47 +0000

Goes to show we definitely pay WAY TOO MUCH for internet, and I bet you they get 10x faster speeds and still pay less than us… its highway robbery here!!

By: scoob

scoob — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:41:29 +0000

The milk is per gallon.

$4.33 a litre is $16.40 a gallon

By: Jahstice

Jahstice — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:03:11 +0000

$9 beer, after the AC, there will be little tourism as we have priced ourselves out of competition.
Rents,labor, utilities are way too high. Goodnight Bermuda we did it to ourselves.
Better hope Trump doesn’t convince companies here to leave.
The plus thing, beers will go down to $3 if they want to be sold.

By: Whistling Frog

Whistling Frog — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:58:38 +0000

That was the delivery price. A one bedroom in the city runs you about 4K and up.

By: YADON

YADON — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:58:38 +0000

It’s definately per gallon.

By: question

question — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:39:40 +0000

where does milk cost $16.40 in hamilton? LOL

By: hmmm

hmmm — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:21:23 +0000

Thankfully, I don’t live in the City

By: Ms. Poli Tician

Ms. Poli Tician — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:10:08 +0000

And the filthiest.

By: had enough

had enough — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:03:30 +0000

well they didn’t get the cost of milk right, I’ve never had to pay $16.40 for milk unless that’s for a gallon and even then it’s wrong.