What Can You Buy for a Dollar?

What can you buy for a dollar?
Country	$1 buys

Bangladesh (Chittagong)	1 Dozen Eggs
Kenya	8 Cups of Milk
Ghana	2 1/3 Bottles of Palm Oil
Ghana	4 1/3 Bottles of Coke
Philippines	4/5 of a Big Mac
USA	1/3 of a Starbucks Tall Latte
Uganda	1/46 of a Bicycle
Bangladesh	1/3 of a Sari
Ghana	1 1/2 Pairs Rubber Sandals
Bangladesh	7 Bars of Soap
Ghana	87 Tablets of Penicillin
India (Andhra Pradesh)	1/2 Unit of Blood for a Transfusion
USA	1/150 of the Average Daily Cost of Nursing Home Care
Tanzania	(Nzanza) 1/3 of a Liter of Pesticide
Ghana	4 1/3 Rolls of Toilet Paper
Ecuador (Quito)	1/500 of a Washing Machine
India (Andhra Pradesh)	2-3 Pieces Bamboo for Building
Uganda (Mbale)	1/1500 of the Cost of Building a New Home
India (Mumbai)	1/3 of a Regular Price Evening Movie Ticket

A family of four interviewed in rural Bangladesh calculated that they spent roughly 80 cents a day on food and fuel, allowing them to buy and cook two meals of rice and beans, as well as an occasional piece of meat. Medical costs came to 3.3 cents a day ($12 per year), mainly on medicines for the husband’s coughs and colds. Other family expenses included 4.1 cents per day on clothes ($15 per year), 1.6 cents on school books ($6 per year), and 2.2 cents ($8 per year) visiting and giving presents to relatives. Family health and food costs thus accounted for more than 90 percent of the household’s basic expenses (Rutherford 2002:10).