How much is 1 dollar worth?

I can always be very surprised by the prices when other users write what they bought for how much money.

The prices of the products usually differ from country to country, as does the salary, so it is not worth comparing the prices alone, because it matters how much money we have per month. I read an article here yesterday, How much is $1 in Indonesia? by @Mudi97 . On the one hand, the article was interesting, and on the other hand, it inspired me to write about how much 1$ is worth in my country.

Actually, it makes sense to compare prices this way, since here we all earn in dollars, and while we don’t earn exactly the same amount, it can be interesting to see what you can buy here with your 1$ earned and what I can buy with my 1$.

First, I compare the prices of the products listed by Mudi97. A dish and a drink for 1$. Well, in Hungary you can get a dish at the cheapest price if you don't choose the food, but ask for the daily menu offered by the restaurant.

But the price in this case is still a minimum of 3$. If you choose dish it is a minimum of 5$. A soft drink is a minimum of 0.8-1$.

3 GB mobile data. Of course, different providers have different offers, but I have to say that on average, 1GB of data costs about 5$, with more data, the amount per gigabyte decreases.

Mudi97 wrote that in Indonesia 0.53$ a liter of fuel. Here, a liter of fuel is currently 1.5-2.5$.

So what can I buy in Hungary for 1$ ?

Almost nothing. Haha! If I’m lucky then I can drink a coffee for a dollar, but in a better category place, a dollar wouldn’t be enough for a coffee anymore. Can I buy a pound of bread for 1$ ? No! Can I buy a kilogram of rice? No! Both of these are about minimum 1.2-1.4$ or more.

I can buy about 6 eggs, or 2 pounds of flour, or 1 pound sugar. I can buy about 100 gramm cheese or 200 gramm meat.

Of course, as I wrote, it is not possible to compare prices completely fairly. But if someone has significant income here and on any other online interface, it’s worth thinking about this.

If you work entirely online and your income isn’t affected by where you are in the world, you might want to consider a trip. Of course, someone who has a child, for example, finds it a little harder to make such a decision, and of course it takes some adventure and courage.

But why not move to a country where your income doesn’t change but your spending drops significantly?

Honestly, if I had a relatively secure income and no one would stop me from making a decision, I wouldn’t think about moving to another country in hopes of a simpler, cheaper life.

Thank you for reading!

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