Thursday 13 February 2014

The nine countries bought things from a list to compare prices in the same in the local chain stores of a famous discounter. Here is the rather surprising result:

ITALY
ENGLAND
SLOVENIA
GERMANY
IRELAND
BULGARIA
HUNGARY
PORTUGAL
1 kg of apples,
1,25 €
£1.98
2,19 €
2,79 €
1.69
1,40 lv / 0,70
169 Ft
0,55 €
0,99 €
1 kg of tomatoes
1,39 €
£2.64
1,19 €
1,08 €
2.69
1,70 lv / 0,85 €
555 Ft
1,83 €
1,79 €
1 kg of oranges,
1,29 €
£2.49
0,85 €
1,69 €
1.26
1,99 lv / 1 €
399 Ft
1,32 €
0,99 €
1 kg of carrots,
0,89 €
£0.79
0,69 €
0,49 €
0.99
1,00 lv / 0,50 €
169 Ft
0,55 €
1,19 €
1 kg of potatoes,
0,75 €
£1.29
0,79 €
1,29 €
0.70
1,00 lv / 0,50 €
149 Ft
0,49 €
0,89 €
one 1,5 l bottle of Coca-Cola,1 litre
0,90 €
£1.05
1,18
0,69 €
1.72
1,79 lv / 0,90
279 Ft
0,92 €
1,40 €
Original (classic) Cereal corn-flakes
0,95 €
£2.65
1,31
1,69 €
1.59
2,00 lv / 1
499 Ft
1,65 €
2,53 €
1 kg of bread,
baguette
1,88€
£1.25
1,18 €
1,29 €
0.74
0,90 lv / 0,45 €
219 Ft
0,72 €
1,40 €
1 l of milk,
0,89 €
£0.70
0,59 €
0,69 €
0.75
1,49 lv / 0,75 €
245 Ft
0,81 €
0,55 €
6 eggs
1,09 €
£1.00
0,89
0,95 €

1.19

1,59 lv / 0,80 €
221 Ft
0,73 €
1,04 €
1 kg of sugar,
0,95 €
£0.85
0,99
0,85 €
1.19
1,69 lv / 0,85 €
249 Ft
0,82 €
1,10 €