Frommer's Global Price Index for March 2008

Chicago, Illinois (Source: Chicago Office of Tourism; www.cityofchicago.org)

* Movie ticket: $9.50
* Bus/subway fare: $2
* Cup of regular coffee: $1.75
* Pint of local bar in a beer: Goose Island, $4.50
* Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $225
* Moderate, three-course meal for two, without alcohol or tip: $33

Dakar, Senegal (Source: Senegal Tourist Office; www.senegal-tourism.com)

* Movie ticket: $1.82
* Bus fare: 69?
* Cup of regular coffee: 34?
* Bottle of local bar in a beer: Soboa, $1.62
* Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $138.94
* Moderate, three-course meal for two, without alcohol or tip: $25.47
* $1=431.67 CFA Franc

Devonport, Tasmania (Source: Tourism Tasmania; www.discovertasmania.com/us)

* Movie ticket: $13.21
* Bus fare: $1.79-$3.39
* Cup of regular coffee: $2.35
* Glass of local beer in a bar: Boags, $2.83
* Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $93.44-$146.29
* Moderate, three-course meal for two, without alcohol or tip: $42.47
* $1= $1.05 Australia Dollars

Fort Worth, Texas (Source: Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau; www.fortworth.com)

* Movie ticket: $6
* Bus fare: $1.50
* Cup of regular coffee: $1.75-$2.25
* Bottle of local beer in a bar: Ugly Pug, $3.50-$4
* Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $109-$149
* Moderate, three-course meal for two, without alcohol or tip: $20

Galway, Ireland (Source: Tourism Ireland; www.discoverireland.com)

* Movie ticket: $12.10
* Bus fare: $2.20
* Cup of regular coffee: $3.02
* Pint of local beer in a bar: Guinness, $5.44
* Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $196.69-$242.09
* Moderate, three-course meal for two, without alcohol or tip: $51.44
* $1= €.66

Istanbul, Turkey (Source: Turkish Culture and Tourist Office; www.tourismturkey.org)

* Movie ticket: $9.31
* Bus/subway fare: 84?
* Cup of regular coffee: $4.23
* Bottle of local beer in a bar: Efes Pilsen, $2.54
* Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $52.96
* Moderate, three-course meal for two, without alcohol or tip: $20.32
* $1= 1.18 Turkish New Lira

Rio de Janiero, Brazil (Source: Brazilian Ministry of Tourism; www.braziltour.com)

* Movie ticket: $10.74-$11.93
* Bus fare: $1.25-$1.43
* Cup of regular coffee: $1.43
* Bottle of local beer in a bar: Cerpa, $1.49
* Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $158.69-$169.43
* Moderate, three-course meal for two, without alcohol or tip: $23.
* $1=1.67 Brazil Reals

Vancouver, British Columbia (Source: Tourism Vancouver; www.tourismvancouver.com)

* Movie ticket: $10.23
* Bus fare: $2.55
* Cup of regular coffee: $2.04
* Pint of local beer in a bar: Granville Island Brewery, $4.09
* Moderate, three-star hotel room for two: $127.85-$153.42
* Moderate, three-course meal for two, without alcohol or tip: $31.71-38.87
* $1= .97 CAD

(πηγή: www.frommers.com, 29/2/2008)