Near this price
You can buy one of the following:
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House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (US$386 thousand) from source
Buy all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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Monthly rent
Average monthly cost of renting accomidation in the United Kingdom, 2006/7 for £565 (US$866.70) from source
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (US$23,010) from source -
1 Duck island
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (US$2,523) from wikipedia -
1 Room at The Langham Hotel, London
Bed and breakfast in Classic Room at the Langham Hotel, London. for £310.80 (US$476.70) from source -
5 thousand Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (US$245.10) from source -
