Where Does the Dollar Do Best? Frommer's Global Price Index for June 2008

Getting from point A to point B is only part of the equation now. In the face of the dollar's declining value worldwide against foreign currencies, there can be a bit of sticker shock while traveling. To demonstrate where you can get the most bang for your buck, this monthly index compares the costs of common consumer goods around the globe. Conversions are calculated using www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi.

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (Source: Puerto Rico Tourism Company; www.gotopuertorico.com)

• Movie ticket: $5.50-$6.25
• Publicos (passenger vans with assigned routes): 75¢-$1.25
• Cup of regular coffee: 90¢-$1.00
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Medalla, $1.50
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $125-$150
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $20-$25

Douro, Portugal (Source: Portugal Tourism; www.visitportugal.com and www.visitportoandnorth.com)

• Movie ticket: $9.14
• Bus fare: $1.26-$6.30
• Cup of regular coffee: 86¢-$1.02
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Super Bock, $1.26
• Moderate, three-star room for two: $88.29-$141.90
• Moderate, three course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $21.04-$47.69
• $1= € .63

Estes Park, Colorado (Source: Estes Park Convention and Visitors Bureau; www.estesparkcvb.com)

• Movie ticket: $7
• Bus fare: Free shuttle
• Cup of regular coffee: $1.90
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Estes Park Brewery Beer: $2.50
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $145
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $24.18

Key West, Florida (Source: The Florida Keys Official Tourism Council; www.fla-keys.com)

• Movie ticket: $7
• Bus fare: $1
• Cup of regular coffee: $1.50
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Key West Sunset Ale, $5
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $190-$210
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $36

Ko Lanta, Thailand (Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand; www.tourismthailand.org)

• Movie ticket: $3.11-$3.74
• Minibus or motorocycle service: 31¢-93¢
• Cup of regular coffee: 46¢
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Singh, $1.09
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $18.70-$24.93
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $24.93-$31.17
• $1= 32.08 baht

Mackinac Island, Michigan (Source: Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau; www.mackinacisland.org)

• Movie ticket: $5-$6
• Horse drawn taxi: $4.50 per person
• Cup of regular coffee: $1-$2
• Pint of local beer in a bar: Oberon, $4
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $69-$180
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $24

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts (Source: Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism; www.massvacation.com)

• Movie ticket: $8
• Bus fare: $6 for all-day pass
• Cup of regular coffee: $1.40
• Pint of local beer in a bar: Offshore Ale, $3
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $175-$295
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $29-$54

Summerside, Prince Edward Island (Source: Prince Edward Island Tourism; www.gentleisland.com)

• Movie ticket: $10.61
• Carriage rides (summer only): $10.10-$20.21
• Cup of regular coffee: $1.32
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Alexander Keith's, $4.54
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $58.27-$77.07
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $25.26
• $1= C 98¢

Suva City, Fiji (Source: Fiji Islands Visitors Bureau; www.bulafijinow.com)

• Movie ticket: $3.68
• Bus fare: 33¢-$1.34
• Cup of regular coffee: 67¢-$1.34
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Fiji Gold, $2.11
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $107.24
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $6.03-$16.08
• $1= $1.49 Fiji Dollars

Zanzibar Island, Tanzania (Source: Tanzania Tourist Board; www.tanzaniatouristboard.com)

• Movie ticket: N/A Bus fare: $1.25
• Cup of regular coffee: $2.51
• Pint of local beer in a bar: Kilimanjaro; $4.19
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $41.91
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $10.05
• $1= 1,193 Tanzania Shillings

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Related Information:

• Destinations: Key West, Puerto Rico, Porto, Suva, Estes Park, Martha's Vineyard, Prince Edward Island, Southern Thailand, Michigan, Tanzania
• Tips & Tools: Money and Currency

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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