The clever people at International Currency Exchange recently conducted some research to find out exactly how much £10 will buy in terms of items and day-to-day essentials around the world – from poolside beers to sun cream and big macs.
Some of the top findings included…
- Unless you’re jetting away to Austria or Denmark, you are better off purchasing sun cream abroad – with a tenner not even covering the cost of one bottle.
- While your £10 will stretch the furthest in Vietnam, milk is actually less affordable than in the UK.
- The United Arab Emirates is one of the more expensive countries across the board – except for when it comes to cigarettes, where only Vietnam offer cheaper rates.
Below is a table that shows you the equivalent currency of £10 and what it will buy you in some of the most popular destinations worldwide.
The research showed that while £10 may buy you 3.3 pints of beer here in the UK, in Vietnam, the same amount could buy you 21. Not only that, here in the UK, £10 could stretch as far as 11 bottles of water, while in the sweltering heat of Dubai, £10 will get you a mere 3.5 bottles.
Throughout the world, prices and currencies fluctuate – meaning you can get much more for you money in certain countries.
For example, in India, £10 will buy you 35.5 bottles of water, whereas in Canada, the same amount will get you a measly 6.4 bottle
What has been your best value buy? Mine was a 6ft giraffe purchased in Zimbabwe for £5 over 15 years ago – still takes pride of place in my living room!
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I love things like this as I am always fascinated by what is going on in the countries and how much it costs – also loving that South Africa is on the list
Laura x
Thanks Laura – big fan of S.Africa myself as you know!
It’s amazing to see how many Big Macs you could get for £10 especially in South Africa. That’s an incredible jump!
We went a couple of years ago and it was so affordable,
This was such an interesting read and I was even Googling other things I could buy for £10!
It’s interesting isn’t it Rachel?!
This is so interesting– wish I’d seen this before my holiday! I’ll bookmark for next time 🙂
Thanks Bryanna – great to know you found it useful though – thanks.
Wow, the cost of water in UAE is quite astonishing!
C x
Isn’t it just – I never would have thought!
It is very interesting to see what you can buy with a tenner in other countries!
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It’s amazing how far it will go in some destinations.
Oh my gosh that’s so interesting! I’m going on Canada this year…I best get stashing up on Water now ha ha!
Yes ….! Just in case 🙂
That is really interesting, as I am thinking of going to the far east and wondered what countries were cheap for tourists. You can get a lot of beers for £10 in Vietnam!
You most certainly can!