Comparing prices of common goods around the world

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)