You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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Monthly rent
Average monthly cost of renting accomidation in the United Kingdom, 2006/7 for £565 (L17,570) from source -
Enough gold leaf to cover your body
Cover your body with a single layer of gold leaf for US$968 (L19,620) from amazon
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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Cups of instant coffee
Cost per cup of instant coffee for £0.05 (L1.43) -
Mars bar
Mars bar for £0.40 (L12.44)
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (L2,711) from source -
1 UK Black-and-White Television License
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (L1,524) from bbc -
1 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVD
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (L364.10) from source -
