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Where Does the Dollar Do Best? Frommers.com's Global Price Index for May 2007

Is a beer cheaper in Andorra or Cheyenne? How much would that New Hampshire hotel room cost you in Addis Ababa? Find our in our monthly roundup of costs around the world.

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.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Source: Ethiopian Tourism Commission; www.tourismethiopia.org)
Movie ticket: $1.68


Bus fare: 5¢
Cup of regular coffee: 22¢
Bottle of local beer in a bar: St. George, 44¢
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $44.91
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol and tip: $10.10
$1= 8.90 Ethiopia Birr

Andorra la Vella, Andorra (Source: Andorra Ministry of Tourism; www.andorra.ad)
Movie ticket: $8.17
Bus fare: $1.70
Cup of regular coffee: $1.70
Bottle of local beer in a bar: San Miguel, $2.04
Moderate, three star hotel room for two: $73.54
Moderate, three course dinner for one, without alcohol and tip: $10.89-$27.23


$1= .73 €

Cheyenne, Wyoming (Source: Cheyenne Area Convention & Visitors Bureau; www.cheyenne.org)
Movie ticket: $7.50
Bus fare: $1
Cup of regular coffee: $1.25
Pint of local beer in a bar: Shadow's Big Boy Amber, $3.25
Moderate, three star hotel room for two: $89
Moderate, three course dinner for one, without alcohol and tip: $23.80

Concord, New Hampshire (Source: New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development; www.visitnh.gov)
Movie ticket: $7
Bus fare: 50¢-1.00
Cup of regular coffee: $1.45


Pint of local beer in a bar: Fisher Cat Ale, $3.25
Moderate, three star hotel room for two: $95-$130
Moderate, three course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $25-$31

Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador (Source: Gander Tourism Development; www.gandercanada.com)
Movie ticket: N/A
Bus/subway fare: N/A; taxi, $4.51
Cup of regular coffee: $1.12
Pint of local beer in a bar: Black Horse, $3.61
Moderate, three star hotel room for two: $135.49
Moderate, three course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $17.11


$1= C$1.10

Odessa, Ukraine (Source: Mission Ukraine-Cognita; www.ukrcognita.com.ua)
Movie ticket: $5.98-$7.97
Bus/trolley/tram fare: 9¢-15¢
Cup of regular coffee: 99¢-$1.19
Pint of local beer in a bar: Yantar, $1.19-$2.39
Moderate, three star hotel room for two: $97.30
Moderate, three course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $15.95
$1=5.01 Ukraine Hryvnia

Port Vila, Vanuatu (Source: Vanuatu Tourist Office; www.vanuatutourism.com)
Movie ticket: N/A
Bus fare: $2.00
Cup of regular coffee: $3.00


Bottle of local beer in a bar: Tusker, $4.00
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $200
Moderate, three-course dinner for one without alcohol or tip: $25.00
$1= 100 Vanuatu Vatu

San Ignacio, Belize (Source: Belize Tourism Board, www.travelbelize.org)
Movie ticket: N/A
Bus fare: 75¢
Cup of regular coffee: 50¢-$1.00
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Belikin Beer, $2.25-$2.50
Moderate, three star hotel room for two: $61-$89
Moderate, three course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $19-$27
$1= 1.96 Belize Dollars

Yokohama, Japan (Source: Japan National Tourism Organization; www.jnto.go.jp)
Movie ticket: $14.97
Subway fare: $1.66-$2.16
Cup of regular coffee: $1.49
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Asahi, $1.58
Moderate, three star hotel room for two: $149.74
Moderate, three course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $24.95
$1= ¥120.21

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