Zadi Diaz
By Carrie Havranek
Keep your vacation budget on track by knowing how much a three-star hotel -- and your morning coffee or nightly beer -- will cost you when traveling.Not sure where to go? Use this monthly price index, which compares the costs of common consumer goods around the globe to demonstrate where you can get the best travel exchange rate.
From Atlanta to the Marshall Islands, discover where you can find the best value for your dollar. Travel currency exchange conversions are calculated using www.xe.com/ucc.
Photo Caption: Fruit stand in Santiago, Dominican Republic
(Source: Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau; www.atlanta.net)
Daily newspaper: $1
Bus/subway fare: $2
Cup of regular coffee: $2
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Sweetwater Brewery, $4
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $100-$130
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $20-$35
Photo Caption: The Atlanta skyline as seen from Piedmont Park
(Source: Marshall Islands Visitors Authority; www.visitmarshallislands.com)
Daily newspaper: $1
Bus fare/Taxi fare: 75¢ /$2.50
Cup of regular coffee: 50¢-$1
Can of local/popular beer in a bar: XXXX (yes, that's the name), $2
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $80
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $12
$1 = $1
Photo Caption: Laura Beach in Majuro, The Marshall Islands
(Source: Travel Oregon; www.traveloregon.com)
Daily newspaper: $1
Bus/light rail/street car: $2.50
Cup of coffee from a local roaster: $1.50
Pint of local beer in a bar: BridgePort IPA, $4.50
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $68-$199
Moderate, three-course dinner for one without alcohol or tip: $29
Photo Caption: Mt. St. Helens from Portland, Oregon
(Source: Belgium Tourist Office; www.visitbelgium.com)
Daily newspaper: $1.34
Bus/subway fare: $2.30
Cup of regular coffee: $2.72-$4.10
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Juliper, $2.45
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $95
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $40
$1 = €.73
Photo Caption: Restaurant Row in Brussels, Belgium
(Source: Latvia Tourism Development Agency, www.latvia.travel; Riga Tourism Development Bureau, www.liveriga.com)
Daily newspaper: 76¢-$1.14
Bus/Daily newspaper: 76¢-$1.14
Public transport fare: 95¢ -$1.33
Cup of regular coffee: $1.91-$2.29
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Tervetes, $3.82
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $86-$95
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $23-$25
$1 = .52 Latvian Lat
Photo Caption: Sunset in Riga, Latvia
(Source: Colombia Tourism, Foreign Investment and Export Promotion; www.colombia.travel)
Daily newspaper: 65¢
Taxi fare: $3.14
Cup of regular coffee: $1.57
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Aguila, $1.57
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $117-$212
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $29-$55
$1 = 1,908 Colombian Peso
Photo Caption: Historical center of Cartagena, Colombia
(Sources: Visit Prince Rupert, www.visitprincerupert.com; British Columbia Tourism, www.hellobc.com)
Weekly newspaper: Free
Bus fare: $1.69-$2.41
Cup of regular coffee: $1.83
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Okanagan Pale Ale, $5.56
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $86-$96
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $29
$1 = $1.03
Photo Caption: Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Keep your vacation budget on track by knowing how much a three-star hotel -- and your morning coffee or nightly beer -- will cost you when traveling.Not sure where to go? Use this monthly price index, which compares the costs of common consumer goods around the globe to demonstrate where you can get the best travel exchange rate.
From Atlanta to the Marshall Islands, discover where you can find the best value for your dollar. Travel currency exchange conversions are calculated using www.xe.com/ucc.
Photo Caption: Fruit stand in Santiago, Dominican Republic
Daily newspaper: $1
Bus/subway fare: $2
Cup of regular coffee: $2
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Sweetwater Brewery, $4
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $100-$130
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $20-$35
Photo Caption: The Atlanta skyline as seen from Piedmont Park
Daily newspaper: $1
Bus fare/Taxi fare: 75¢ /$2.50
Cup of regular coffee: 50¢-$1
Can of local/popular beer in a bar: XXXX (yes, that's the name), $2
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $80
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $12
$1 = $1
Photo Caption: Laura Beach in Majuro, The Marshall Islands
Daily newspaper: $1
Bus/light rail/street car: $2.50
Cup of coffee from a local roaster: $1.50
Pint of local beer in a bar: BridgePort IPA, $4.50
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $68-$199
Moderate, three-course dinner for one without alcohol or tip: $29
Photo Caption: Mt. St. Helens from Portland, Oregon
Daily newspaper: $1.34
Bus/subway fare: $2.30
Cup of regular coffee: $2.72-$4.10
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Juliper, $2.45
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $95
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $40
$1 = €.73
Photo Caption: Restaurant Row in Brussels, Belgium
Daily newspaper: 76¢-$1.14
Bus/Daily newspaper: 76¢-$1.14
Public transport fare: 95¢ -$1.33
Cup of regular coffee: $1.91-$2.29
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Tervetes, $3.82
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $86-$95
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $23-$25
$1 = .52 Latvian Lat
Photo Caption: Sunset in Riga, Latvia
Daily newspaper: 65¢
Taxi fare: $3.14
Cup of regular coffee: $1.57
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Aguila, $1.57
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $117-$212
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $29-$55
$1 = 1,908 Colombian Peso
Photo Caption: Historical center of Cartagena, Colombia
Weekly newspaper: Free
Bus fare: $1.69-$2.41
Cup of regular coffee: $1.83
Bottle of local beer in a bar: Okanagan Pale Ale, $5.56
Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $86-$96
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $29
$1 = $1.03
Photo Caption: Prince Rupert, British Columbia