Airfares may be low these days -- but getting there is a smaller part of the equation now, in the face of the dollar's declining value abroad. To show where you'll get the most bang for your buck, we'll be publishing a monthly column comparing the cost of common consumer goods in various cities around the world. Prices are listed in U.S. dollars.
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Source: info@turismo.gov.ar)
- Movie ticket: $2.71
- Bus/subway fare: 24¢
- Cup regular coffee: 51¢
- Bottle of local beer in a bar: Quilmes $1.70
- Moderate three-course dinner for one (without alcohol or tip): $10.20 a person
- Exchange rate: $1US = 2.93 Argentine pesos
Dubrovnik, Croatia (Source: Mayor's Office, City of Dubrovnik)
- Movie ticket: $3.50
- Bus/subway fare: $1.40-$1.75
- Cup regular coffee: 88¢
- Bottle local beer in a bar: Ozujsko $1.75
- Moderate three-course dinner for one (without alcohol or tip): $24.50
- Exchange rate: $1 = 5.8225 Croatian Kuna
Hong Kong (Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board)
- Movie ticket: $5.13-$7.69
- Bus/subway fare: 51¢-$3.33
- Cup regular coffee: $2.56
- Bottle local beer in a bar: Qingdao $2.56-$5.13
- Moderate three-course dinner for one (without alcohol or tip): $19.23
- Exchange rate: $1 = 7.8 Hong Kong dollars
Nashville, Tennessee (Source: Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau)
- Movie ticket: $8.50
- Bus/subway fare: $1.10
- Cup regular coffee $1.50
- Bottle local beer in a bar: Yazoo $2-$3
- Moderate three-course dinner for one (without alcohol or tip): $34
- Exchange rate: N/A
New York City (Source: Various sources)
- Movie ticket: $10
- Bus/subway fare: $2
- Cup regular coffee: $1.25
- Bottle local beer in a bar: Brooklyn Lager $4-$6
- Moderate three-course dinner for one (without alcohol or tip): $35-$40
- Exchange rate: N/A
Paris, France (Source: Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau)
- Movie ticket: $10.50
- Bus/subway fare: $1.84
- Cup regular coffee: $1.97
- Bottle local beer in a bar: $2.62-$3.94
- Moderate three-course dinner for one (without alcohol or tip): $39.35
- Exchange rate: $1 = .753352 Euros
San Jose, Costa Rica (Source: Info Costa Rica)
- Movie ticket: $3.22
- Bus/subway fare: 32¢
- Cup regular coffee: 43¢
- Bottle local beer in a bar: Imperial $1.29-$1.72
- Moderate three-course dinner for one (without alcohol or tip): $17.19-$21.48
- Exchange rate: $1 = 484.5 Costa Rican Colones
Vancouver, British Columbia (Source: Tourism Vancouver)
- Movie ticket: $8.06
- Bus/subway fare: $1.81
- Cup regular coffee: $1.21
- Bottle local beer in a bar: Granville Island Beer $4.43
- Moderate three-course dinner for one (without alcohol or tip): $20.16
- Exchange rate: $1 = 1.23950 Canadian dollars
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