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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 3:42 pm
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Originally Posted by LonLH
As someone (rather someone whose wife) who just swapped IAH for SVG, I would say that US is still way cheaper. We just had a dinner (just the main course mind you) for two with a glass of wine each which cost us NOK 900 in a normal restaurent- that is close to USD 200
I'm showing that NOK 900 = $156, tax was probably already included (VAT), and you probably didn't have to tip.

So that would be about $120 - $125 in the U.S. (before tax and tip). And while I see your point, the difference isn't that staggering.
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