WHAT YOU CAN BUY FOR $1 AROUND THE WORLD?

We challenged our Facebook fans to tell us ONE thing that they can buy for $1 (or the equivalent in local currency) wherever in the world they were.  We received loads of great responses and have compiled a list of 50 for you below…

Beware – The list may compel you to pack your things and move far away! Personally, I’m heading to the Philippines where I can get an entire meal for $1 or to Korea to get my Karaoke on…

1) 1 litre low fat milk – Aarhus, Denmark

2) 1 cappuccino – Italy

3) 1 bottle of water – Dubai
4) 3 bottles of water – Turkey
5) 1 Dorada Especial beer – Canary Islands, Tenerife
6) 2 beers – Philippines
7) A glass of orange juice – Sao Paulo, Brazil
8) A bottle of Soju – South Korea
9) A packet of gum – Tijuana, Mexico

10) 1 arepa de choclo with cheese – Colombia

11) Roti canai with “teh tarik” breakfast – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12) A KitKat bar – London, England
13) 2 bananas – Wisconsin, USA
14) 1 apple (maybe) – Zurich, Switzerland
15) 1 kg of apples – Russia
16) 1 Australian cucumber – Tasmania, Australia
17)  A slice of pizza – New York City, USA

18) Breakfast in a Carinderia (small restaurant stall) – Manila, Philippines
19) A hot jam donut from the Vic Markets – Melbourne, Australia
20) 1 Pigelin ice cream popsicle – Stockholm, Sweden
21) 3 ice cream cones – Ayacucho, Peru
22) Local breakfast – Kuala Lumpur
23) Small bag of garlic – Vancouver, Canada
24) 3 kg potatoes – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25) 1 kg mangos – Lima, Peru
26) 1 lemon (if you’re lucky) – Argentina

27) 1 baguette – Paris, France

28)  1 Onigiri – Japan
29) Lunch of fried chicken, sautéed veggies, rice and a bottle of soda – Cebu, Philippines
30) 1 can of baked beans – England
31) 3 cans of baked beans – Rillaar, Belgium
32) Half of a Mars bar or 20 M&M’s – Wellington, New Zealand
33) 2 Snicker bars, 2 Lion bars and 1 Mars bar – Fez, Morocco
34) 1 deep fried Mars bar – Edinburgh, Scotland

35) 1 big taco – Merida, Mexico

36) 1 bag of ketchup in McDonalds – Switzerland
37) Bag of dried sweet and salty squid shreds – Guangdong, China
38) A postcard (but no stamp) – Whistler, Canada
39) A newspaper or an entry to the public swimming pools – Singapore
40) Pack of cigarettes – Vietnam
41)  Lottery ticket – England
42) 3 songs in a Karaoke – Seoul, Korea

43) 7 minutes of parking – Chicago, USA
44) Parking for 1 hour – The Netherlands
45) ¼ gallon (approx. 1 litre) of gas – Maine, USA
46) Fill the entire tank of a car – Caracas, Venezuela
47) A taxi ride to work – Taizhou, China
48) City trip on a public bus and a bowl of chicken noodle soup from the street – Jakarta 

49) Train ticket to Jakarta (1.5 hours) – Bogor, Indonesia
50) Nothing – Norway