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UK General Election
General Election, 2001 for £51 million (JP¥7,765 million) from source

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Yearly salary of an MP
Yearly salary of an MP, 2011. for £65,740 (JP¥10,010 thousand) from source
Geologists
Annual salary of a geologist for US$42,630 (JP¥4,231 thousand) from source

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You can buy all of the following:

1 Luxury yacht
Luxury yacht, "Le Grand Bleu" for £75 million (JP¥11,420 million) from source
1 Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (JP¥4,064 million) from source
1 Sunflower painting
Auction price of the van Gogh painting, 1987 for US$39,900 thousand (JP¥3,960 million) from source
1 Enough honey to cover an American football field
Smother an American football field with honey, to a depth of 1cm for US$397,100 (JP¥39,420 thousand) from groeb
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (JP¥13,270) from source