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Old Apr 2, 2011, 5:53 am
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bensyd
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Originally Posted by number_6
Sure, US prices for touristy things like attending football games are far higher, about 1000% of the Australian price I'm sure that is what you meant by not being 1:1 (most sporting events in US will cost 3x to 10x the equivalent Australian price). And if you want to climb the Brooklyn bridge, that will cost a million
I prefer the Big Mac index. You can't climb bridges or go to sporting events if you haven't eaten.

http://www.oanda.com/currency/big-mac-index
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