Near this price
You can buy one of the following:
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Leg
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand ($U1,233 thousand) from source
Buy all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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Rooms at The Langham Hotel, London
Bed and breakfast in Classic Room at the Langham Hotel, London. for £310.80 ($U9,583) from source
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 ($U7,758 thousand) from source -
1 Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 ($U241,100) -
1 Enough gold leaf to cover your body
Cover your body with a single layer of gold leaf for US$968 ($U19,460) from amazon -
300 Monthly rent
Average monthly cost of renting accomidation in the United Kingdom, 2006/7 for £565 ($U17,420) from source -
1 thousand Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 ($U92.50)