Economy of the Sha'tar

==Example of monthly living expenses==
===Destitute===
*10-50 copper/month.
*Beggar or squatter.
*Homeless.
*Begs for scraps, or steals but gets at least some food most days
*Clothing in tatters.
===Poor===
*50-70 silver/month.
*Farm hand, common labourer, soldier or apprentice.
*Lives in a flop house or common hall.
*Eats at least one square meal each day.
*Enjoys meat once/week.
*Drinks at least one mug of ale a day.
*One set of clothes per year. Clothing is usually worn and grubby.
*Pays a small tithe to a local church as well as the poll tax.
===Middle-class===
*20-50 gold/month.
*Free farmer, store proprietor, military officer, clerk, skilled artisan.
*Eats two or three meals/day and enjoys meat most days.
*Drinks a couple of mugs of ale per day.
*One set of clothes per year. Clothing is usually worn, but clean.
*Contributes to the local church and pays taxes.
===Well-Off===
*100-200 gold/month.
*Estate farmer, lawyer, merchant, master artisan, priest.
*Eats quality food every day.
*Drinks ale or wine every day.
*Has at least one domestic servant and probably stables a horse.
*At least one new set of clothes per season. Clothing is always clean.
*Generous contributions to local church and pays property taxes.
===Wealthy===
*400-600 gold/month.
*Wealthy merchant, minor noble.
*Eats large and varied meals every day.
*Drinks bottled wine and spirits every day.
*Has a small staff of servants, some highly trained. Probably has at least one bodyguard. Stables a horse.
*New clothing every month, with a large collection of jewellery.
*Major contributor to local churches, and pays property taxes.
===Opulent===
*1200-2200 gold/month.
*Merchant prince or powerful noble.
*Eats exotic foods and throws large banquets
*Copious quantities of the finest spirits consumed.
*Large staff of servants and bodyguards. Has a stable full of animals.
*Large and elaborate wardrobe. May never wear the same outfit twice.
*Major contributor to all the local churches and charities, and pays property tax.
This is by no means comprehensive. For example, most Kalimdor races would live on the cheap side while maintaining a decently high standard. Discuss!
==Gold==
How common is gold actually in day-to-day economy in WoW? There are two options:
*Gold is the basic, therefore most common coinage.
*Gold sees most of its use in medium to large trade. Commoners, artisans, owners of small shops rely on silver and copper and rarely see gold coinage.
It might be prudent to "import the settings" from D&D, with slight modifications.
1 gold piece weighs 1/3 of an ounce (fifty to a pound). 1/3 oz is slightly less than 10 grams. A skilled (but not exceptional) artisan can earn 1g per day.
Exchange rates:
 	Exchange Value	Exchange Value	Exchange Value	Exchange Value
 	CP 	SP 	GP 	
Copper piece (cp)=	1 	1/100 	1/10 000 	
Silver piece (sp)=	100 	1 	1/100 	
Gold piece (gp)= 	10 000 	100 	1