5 dollars are not a lot of money. Of course, 5 dollars have different value in the countries around the world. In the different countries you can buy different quantities of the same product. Here are some examples how much of the leading products you can buy in some countries, compared to Bulgaria.
Bananas
In Australia you can buy 1.36 kg bananas. For the same amount in France you can buy 2.27 kg bananas, in USA – 3.8 kg, in Ethiopia – 11.3 kg.
In Bulgaria, according to the course of the dollar, you can buy 3.4 kg bananas or just as much as in the largest world economy.
Coffee
This product is relatively expensive in Europe. For five dollars you can buy only 0.23kg coffee in Italy.
For the same amount in USA you can buy 0.36 kg coffee, while in France you can buy 0.45 kg.
In India you can buy 5.2 kg of coffee.
In Bulgaria you can buy around 0.35 kg coffee for the amount of 5 dollars.
Big Mac
This is a product, around which is build a whole index, tracking the real exchange rates of the different currencies around the world.
If you have 5 dollars you can buy one of these sandwiches in Australia or two in Russia.
In USA, the country of Big Mac you can buy 1.15 sandwiches, while in Sweden you can buy only 0.65.
In Bulgaria you can buy 1.83 for the amount of 5 dollars, which is compared to the number of sandwiches that you can buy in Russia.
Potatoes
The users in Great Britain may buy 2.5 kg potatoes for the amount of 5 dollars.
The users in USA may buy 3.5 kg potatoes, while in Ethiopia you can buy 14 kilograms.
The low price of the potatoes I n Bulgaria allows us to buy exactly 10 kilograms potatoes for the amount of 5 dollars.
Eggs
5 dollars may buy 15 eggs in Sweden, 19 in Canada, 34 in USA and 57 in China.
In Bulgaria the price of a single egg is around 20 stotinki so we can buy around 35 eggs just like the USA buyers.
Mince
With that amount you can buy 0.34 kg in France, 0.45 in China. If you live in USA you can buy 0.68 kg mince for the same amount. In Great Britain you can buy 1.02 kg.
In Bulgaria you can buy 1.5 kg with the same amount.
Beer
Four beers can be bought in USA for the amount of five dollars, one in Japan, two in Great Britain and 12 in China.
Depending on the brand in Bulgaria we can buy around 7 beers for the amount of 5 dollars.