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New York City Bus or subway ride: $1.38 Music CD: $13.14 Cup of coffee: $3.05 Fast-food hamburger meal: $4.15 Liter of gasoline (.26 gallon): 46 cents Liter of milk (33.8 ounces): $1.09 Read about New York City: • Chic boutique hotels in New York City • Feel at home at NYC’s Blue Moon boutique hotel (Yana Paskova / Getty Images)
Beijing Bus or subway ride: Price not available Music CD: $15.19 Cup of coffee: $4.56 Fast-food hamburger meal: $2.38 Liter of gasoline (.26 gallon): 54 cents Liter of milk (33.8 ounces): $1.82 Read about Beijing: • The Great Wall: Across China’s great divide • Choices are growing for dining out in Beijing • A guide to restaurants in Beijing (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Tokyo Bus or subway ride: $2.25 Music CD: $13.73 Cup of coffee: $4.50 Fast-food hamburger meal: $4.88 Liter of gasoline (.26 gallon): 84 cents Liter of milk (33.8 ounces): $1.79 Read about Tokyo: • Cheap eats in Tokyo, Japan • A tour of Japanese cuisine with Spago chef Lee Hefter • Cheap eats in Tokyo, Japan • Japanese culinary artistry on display in Tokyo (Beatrice de Gea / Los Angeles Times)
Madrid Bus or subway ride: 89 cents Music CD: $18.59 Cup of coffee: $2.22 Fast-food hamburger meal: $4.88 Liter of gasoline (.26 gallon): 80 cents Liter of milk (33.8 ounces): 89 cents Read about Madrid: • Madrid hotel decidedly eclectic (Dani Pozo / AFP / Getty Images)
Prague Bus or subway ride: 69 cents Music CD: $18.05 Cup of coffee: $2.47 Fast-food hamburger meal: $3.40 Liter of gasoline (.26 gallon): 81 cents Liter of milk (33.8 ounces): 70 cents Read about Prague: • Overrated places of the world (Zafer Kizilkaya / Atlas Geographic)
Athens Bus or subway ride: 71 cents Music CD: $16.86 Cup of coffee: $3.99 Fast-food hamburger meal: $4.61 Liter of gasoline (.26 gallon): 84 cents Liter of milk (33.8 ounces): $1.07 Read about Athens: • In Athens, taking the long view of ancient Greek architecture • Athens overrated? Yes, and there are more such travel spots (Orestis Panagiotou / EPA)
Berlin Bus or subway ride: $1.86 Music CD: $15.08 Cup of coffee: $3.55 Fast-food hamburger meal: $4.87 Liter of gasoline (.26 gallon): $1.03 Liter of milk (33.8 ounces): 79 cents Read about Berlin: • The Berlin Wall, 20 years after the fall • A portal to the new Berlin • U.S. Embassy in Berlin: It’s dull (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)
Rome Bus or subway ride: 89 cents Music CD: $17.30 Cup of coffee: $2.40 Fast-food hamburger meal: $5.06 Liter of gasoline (.26 gallon): $1.00 Liter of milk (33.8 ounces): $1.42 Read about Rome: • Rooting up ancient Rome • Budget travel in Rome • Italy: At home in Rome (Jason La / Los Angeles Times)
London Bus or subway ride: $3 Music CD: $11.99 Cup of coffee: $2.20 Fast-food hamburger meal: $3.89 Liter of gasoline (.26 gallon): 90 cents Liter of milk (33.8 ounces): 76 cents Read about London: • London: A first-timer’s guide • The alternative roots of London’s Clerkenwell neighborhood • London on the cheap (Gail Fisher / Los Angeles Times)