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Yearly salary of an MP
Yearly salary of an MP, 2011. for £65,740 (A$103,100) from source
40 minutes of Lilly Allen
40 minute performance by Lilly Allen, 2006. Photo: Benoît Derrier. for £60 thousand (A$94,070) from source

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Prom tickets
Ticket to a BBC Proms classical music concert, standing for £5 (A$7.84) from source
Scientific calculators
Casio FX-85GT+ scientific calculator for £7.99 (A$12.53) from source

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You can buy all of the following:

1 Enough 1p coins to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of UK one penny coins in hexagonal close-pack formation for £37,430 (A$58,680)
1 Geologist
Annual salary of a geologist for US$42,630 (A$43,570) from source
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (A$136.70) from source
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300 Strength Ball With Lights
Gifts for £14 (A$21.95) from hawkin
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100 Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (A$4.70)