Seen quite a few threads recently around exchange rates, gas prices, or just the economy in general so wanted to paint a picture for everyone. Not a complaint thread – strictly the facts m'am
Assumptions:
2 night trip at an acceptable business hotel (not the Days Inn, not the Vogue)
$120/night
plus another $60/night in various fees, parking, & internet
2 SP's per night
$50 CAD per night for food and beverage
Driving from New York City
2001:
Exchange Rate was approximately 1.57
Asservissante was $140/hr (which based on memory might have been on the high end)
Breaks down to <$90 USD/hr
$357 total
$360 CAD for hotel & parking (I don't have any stats on this but I don't recall CAD base hotel rates changing much in the last 10 years)
$228 USD
Average car got 22 mpg fuel economy @ $1.50 gallon (750m round trip)
$51 USD
$100 CAD food and beverage
$64 USD
2001 Total Trip Cost: $699.68
2011:
Exchange Rate is approximately 0.97
Asservissante is $180/hr
x4
$740 USD total
$360 CAD for hotel & parking
$367 USD
Average car gets 23 mpg fuel economy @ $3.50 gallon (750m round trip)
$115 USD
$100 CAD food and beverage
$103 USD
2011 Total Trip Cost: $1324.79
US Inflation from 2001 to 2011 is up slightly over 20%
Hobbying Costs over same period up 89.3%
Assumptions:
2 night trip at an acceptable business hotel (not the Days Inn, not the Vogue)
$120/night
plus another $60/night in various fees, parking, & internet
2 SP's per night
$50 CAD per night for food and beverage
Driving from New York City
2001:
Exchange Rate was approximately 1.57
Asservissante was $140/hr (which based on memory might have been on the high end)
Breaks down to <$90 USD/hr
$357 total
$360 CAD for hotel & parking (I don't have any stats on this but I don't recall CAD base hotel rates changing much in the last 10 years)
$228 USD
Average car got 22 mpg fuel economy @ $1.50 gallon (750m round trip)
$51 USD
$100 CAD food and beverage
$64 USD
2001 Total Trip Cost: $699.68
2011:
Exchange Rate is approximately 0.97
Asservissante is $180/hr
x4
$740 USD total
$360 CAD for hotel & parking
$367 USD
Average car gets 23 mpg fuel economy @ $3.50 gallon (750m round trip)
$115 USD
$100 CAD food and beverage
$103 USD
2011 Total Trip Cost: $1324.79
US Inflation from 2001 to 2011 is up slightly over 20%
Hobbying Costs over same period up 89.3%