Here’s an interesting post from liligo (the traveller’s blog) on the value of £1 in different countries around the world. While the average sliced white loaf now costs around £1 in the UK, you’ll be surprised what that same amount affords you depending on where you are.
 
For example, while the same loaf of bread is around the same price in Vienna, Austria, so are 3 cans of beer. And it gets more surprising, for example;
 
In Mumbai, India, £1 will get you any of the following
• A full meal of rice, dal, vegetables, chutney and papads
• 6 KitKat bars
• 8 Bottles of mineral water
• 1 Souveneer T-shirt
• 16 Samosas
 
And in Cebu, Phillipines
• 30 minute foot massage
• 1 Men’s haircut
• 45 Fried fish snacks
• 2km Taxi ride
• 3 Pounds of rice
 
Naples, Italy
• 1kg Spaghetti
• 1 Litre of red wine
• 6 Bottles of mineral water
 
Chiang Mai, Thailand
• All manner of street food
• 3 Cans of Coca-Cola
 
Seoul, South Korea
• One-way subway or bus ticket
• A toothbrush
• 7 Rolls of toilet paper