You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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Mitt Romney's Salary
Yearly income. Image: Gage_Skidmore for US$21,600 thousand (HK$167,700 thousand) from source
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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Years income of average person
Yearly income of average person (worldwide) for US$7,880 (HK$61,170) from source -
Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 (HK$93,120)
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with butter
Olympic swimming pool filled with butter for £11,580 thousand (HK$137,900 thousand) -
200 Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (HK$178,600) from source -
100 Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (HK$1,903) from source -
4 thousand UK Black-and-White Television Licenses
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (HK$583.50) from bbc -
200 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (HK$139.40) from source