Where Does the Dollar Do Best? Frommer's Global Price Index for November 2006

Getting from point A to point B is only part of the equation now. In the face of the dollar's declining value worldwide against foreign currencies, there can be a bit of sticker shock while traveling. To demonstrate where you can get the most bang for your buck, this monthly index compares the costs of common consumer goods around the globe. Conversions are calculated using www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi.

Ajaccio, Corsica (Source: French Government Tourism Office; www.franceguide.com)

• Movie ticket: $10.21-$12.76
• Bus fare: $1.53
• Cup of regular coffee: $1.53 Glass of local beer in a bar: Kronenbourg, $3.19-$3.82
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $114-$204 Moderate, three-course meal for one, without alcohol or tip: $31.91-$38.30
• $1=.78 €

Boise, Idaho (Source: Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau; www.boise.org)

• Movie ticket: $8.50
• Bus fare: $1
• Cup of regular coffee: $1.25
• Pint of local beer in a bar: Table Rock Brew Pub, $3
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $95
Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $25

Bratislava, Slovakia (Source: Slovak Tourist Board; www.cometoslovakia.com and www.slovakiatourism.sk)

• Movie ticket: $3.50
• Bus/subway fare: 49¢-77¢
• Cup of regular coffee: $1.40
• Pint of local beer in a bar: Corgon, 87¢
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $87-147 Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $12.61
• $1= 28.53 Slovakia Koruny

Casablanca, Morocco (Source: Moroccan National Tourist Office; www.visitmorocco.com)

• Movie ticket: $3.46
• Bus fare: 40¢
• Cup of regular coffee: 57¢
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Special, $2.31
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $40.45
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $20.80
• $1=8.65 Morocco Dirhams

George Town, Cayman Islands (Source: Cayman Islands Department of Tourism; www.caymanislands.ky)

• Movie ticket: $18.96
• Bus fare: $1.77-$2.37
• Cup of regular coffee: $2.37
• Pint of local beer in a bar: Stingray Beer, $2.96
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $171-$200
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $34.36-$37.92
• $1= .84 Cayman Islands Dollars

Iqaluit, Nunavut (Source: Nunavut Tourism; www.nunavuttourism.com)

• Movie ticket: $10.55
• Bus/subway fare: N/A; taxi fare is $4.39 per passenger per ride
• Cup of regular coffee: $2.19
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Molson Dry, $5.49
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $184.73-$193.53 Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $52.78-$61.59
• $1= $1.13 CAD

Memphis, Tennessee (Source: Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau; www.memphistravel.com)

• Movie ticket: $8
• Bus/trolley fare: $1-$1.45
• Cup of regular coffee: $1.25-$2
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Blue Moon, $2.50-$4
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $90-$150
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $30-$35

Pago Pago, American Samoa (Source: American Samoa Office of Tourism; www.amsamoa.com)

• Movie ticket: $5.50
• Bus fare: $1
• Cup of regular coffee: $1
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Vailima, $2.50
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $149
• Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $24.95
• $1=$1

Petra, Jordan (Source: Jordan Tourism Board North America; www.seejordan.org)

• Movie ticket: N/A
• Bus fare: 21¢-$5.64
• Cup of regular coffee: 70¢-$1.05
• Pint of local beer in a hotel bar: Amstel, $2.92-$7.05
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $50-$60 Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $7.05-$8.46
• $1= .70 Jordan Dinar

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (Source: Ministry of Road, Transport and Tourism, Mongolia; www.mongoliatourism.gov.mn)

• Movie ticket: $2.57
• Bus fare: 17¢
• Cup of regular coffee: $1.71
• Bottle of local beer in a bar: Chinggis, $1.71
• Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $34.33-$51.50 Moderate, three-course dinner for one, without alcohol or tip: $8.58
• $1= 1165 Mongolian Tugriks

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Related Information:

• Destinations: Memphis, Cayman Islands, Petra, Boise, The Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
• Tips & Tools: Money and Currency

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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