Comparing prices of common goods around the world
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)
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
• Choices are growing for dining out in Beijing
• A guide to restaurants in Beijing (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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)
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)
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
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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)