The specialized firm Scrap Car Comparisonthrough a study carried out in 40 countries, revealed the ‘top’ 10 places in the world where it is more expensive to buy and maintain a car.
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And it is to acquire a vehicle, explains the firm, entails several expenses that, sometimes, people do not take into account. Among them are gasoline, taxes, insurance and repairs, among many others that depend on each country.
For its study, Scrap Car Comparison decided to take two vehicle models, which it considers to be the most popular on the market in their segments. Used were Volkswagen Golf and Toyota Corolla.
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The final result was the average that a person must allocate from their annual salary to be able to buy and maintain the car.
Costa Rica It is located in position number 10. There a person must allocate 269.83% of their salary to obtain a car.
They are followed by Mexico (285.29%), Russia (290.04%), Guatemala (355.94%), Ukraine (413.78%), Brazil (441.89%) and Uruguay (443.68%).
in the number position 3 is Colombiawhere, according to the study, citizens need to invest a 508.93% of his annual salary to acquire and maintain this product.
Bearing in mind that the minimum wage in the country is currently 1 million pesos, that is, 12 million pesos a year, which is must allocate for the vehicle is more than 60 million pesos per year.
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The list is headed by Argentina (555.77%) and Turkey (652.77%).
According to Scrap Car ComparisonFinland occupies the box number 10 of the cheapest countries for keep a car, with 91.58% of the minimum wage that must be invested. It is followed by the United Kingdom (89.36%), France (87%), the Netherlands (84.65%) and Germany (78.44%).
The top 5 of the cheap ones are closed by Sweden (75.84%), Canada (64.40%), Denmark (60.34%), the United States (54.87%) and Australia (49.48%).
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