What $5 can buy? World countries prices comparison

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By panyanxian

South Korea

won 5500 can only buy a cabbage.

In South Korea, $ 5 worth about 5500 won. High food prices in Seoul, Korea, $ 5 can buy something very "poor". Specifically, the class of meat dishes: $ 5 can buy South Korea's domestic production chops about 300 grams or 400 grams of imported pork, or two cooked chicken, looking for local production of "Korean beef”, just enough to buy the amount of 50 grams; vegetables and fruits: $5 can buy four apples, two pears, or a cabbage or two milk, or 6 tomatoes, or 8 kiwis.

India

225 rupees can buy a couple of pounds of garlic.

What $ 5 can buy in India? In January 2012, $ 5 is worth about 225 rupees. Frequented by the middle class in New Delhi, a supermarket chain, 225 rupees was able to buy 22 pounds of potatoes or 14 pounds of onions, or 2 pounds of garlic, or 14 pounds of tomatoes, or 50 eggs or 10 pounds of cabbage, or 6 liter cartons of milk, or 7.6 pounds of rice.

Russia

150 rubles can buy 3 pounds of tomatoes.

$ 5 is worth about 150 rubles in Russia. Ordinary supermarket in Moscow, spent 150 rubles in total to buy 8 pounds of potatoes, carrots, onions and cabbage, each 2 pounds, these are the locals eat vegetables. However, people generally will not only spend 150 rubles to buy food, because the amount of food just enough ordinary families up to eat for two days. If you buy other varieties of vegetables, the price is not cheap, such as 150 rubles can only buy 3 pounds of tomatoes, or 3 pounds of pepper.

Germany

€ 3.58 low-income families one day living expenses.

In Germany, $ 5 can be exchanged for € 3.58.

In Germany, $ 5 can buy the following items: € 0.59 a cabbage, a cucumber € 0.29, 2 pounds of bananas € 0.85, € 0.59 a pound of rice, a € 0.69 2 pounds of bread and € 0.55 margarine, a total of € 3.56.

In Germany, the vast majority of families go to the cheap Aldi supermarket to buy daily necessities. The person in charge of an Aldi supermarket in Berlin, said that their goods more than 90% in less than €3.

Australia

The recent Australian dollar volatility, our tentative $ 5 is equivalent to $ 5.

Only in Sydney, for example, if you buy food, $ 5 can buy five bags of a pound filled with pasta or five pounds of rice. If you buy the seafood, you can buy about 2 pounds of rubber fish or squid; lucky to catch up with the special rates, $ 5 can buy two pounds of cooked shrimp. Fruits and vegetables price due to the season. The large supermarket chains are good choice to buy food, the price of course more expensive than wholesale type markets. $ 5 to buy vegetables, only can buy a cabbage, seven vegetables, or a celery or 2 pounds of tomatoes, or a bag of half a catty of vegetables salad; such as the purchase of meat, you can buy half a roast chicken, or the cheapest smoked a pound of meat, or steak in a small box (about half a catty); such as the purchase of fruit, you can now buy two mango.

China

$ 5 is worth about Yen 32.

Yen 32 in China can buy the following items: 2.5 pounds of pork, 12 pounds of vegetables, 10 pounds of tomatoes, 1 kg of seafood, 1.5 pounds of beef.

China's vast territory, around the level of economic development is quite different, the price difference is also large, developed cities such as Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen price is about twice the average.

What $5 can buy in your country? Welcome to give your comment.


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