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House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (A$394,500) from source
Buy each rat in New York city
You can buy each rat one of the following items:
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Duchy Originals sausages
Pack of 6 free range old-fashioned pork sausages with fresh herb for £2.85 (A$4.47) -
Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (A$4.70)
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1 Leg
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (A$62,710) from source -
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (A$5,470) from electoral_comission -
1 One cube of untaxed petrol one meter in size
One cube of untaxed petrol one meter in size for £478 (A$749.40) from hardcoded -
5 thousand UK Television Licenses
1 Year colour television license, 2011 for £145.50 (A$228.10) from bbc -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (A$136.70) from source