What can you buy for five dollars?

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To explore the relative value of five dollars we are collecting examples from around the world by asking people to submit photos of objects or services that cost the equivalent of $5. Participate...

R$8.00 Garcia &amp; Rodrigues, a Delicatessen in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro. <a href="http://fivedollarcomparison.org/">fivedollarcomparison.org/</a>

R$8.00 Garcia & Rodrigues, a Delicatessen in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro. fivedollarcomparison.org/

A bundle of 25 stick toothbrushes or to strictly correct chewsticks. The design is relatively sophisticated - pre-bristled. 250 Afghanis (10 Afghanis per stick). Titanic Market, Kabul, Afghanistan.

A bundle of 25 stick toothbrushes or to strictly correct chewsticks. The design is relatively sophisticated - pre-bristled. 250 Afghanis (10 Afghanis per stick). Titanic Market, Kabul, Afghanistan.
 
1 kilo of fresh shrimp 200 baht at the morning market in Bangkok Noi Coffee and croissant on &quot;special&quot;, Geneva Airport. Donation to the spirits of the mountain on a day when making it off the mountain was not looking particularly likely. 500 Yen Akadake, Japan Latte and cranberry rice cake. 5,000 Won. Mok-dong, Seoul, Korea. 5 grapefruits, $5, Ferry Building, San Francisco, USA for up to a year, each month @ 5 dollars ! Washington D.C. metro now charges $5 just for a &quot;smart card&quot;...that you THEN put MORE money on to actually ride on the metro (get somewhere). The card used to be optional, but it's now required. If you don't have a smart card, you can't ride the metro (no more single-ride paper tickets). $5 simply gets you the privilege of paying more money to actually get somewhere. You also must have this smart card to park at (well, to get out of the parking lot of) a metro station. This is particularly ironic because you must first drive into the metro parking lot to enter the station to buy a card that will then let you back out. If you don't know this ahead of time (which many people do not)...it'll cost you $5 for the card + $4.50 to open the parking gate...even if you've decided that you don't want to park there after all. That's an expensive mistake. what : black licorice pieces cost : $5.35 US for nearly a pound where : Los Angeles CA Converting 30 minutes of BetaMax to VHS or vice versa. Must have seemed like a no-brainer business opportunity at some time. 500 Yen Neighbourhood electronics store, Sangenjaya, Tokyo 2 x bath products, 420Yen, Tokyo, Japan Spotted by Moka Roll, 470Yen, Tokyo, Japan. What: chocolate ice cream for two Where: Takayama, Japan Cost: 250 yen each=500 Yen $4.50 at the Farmers Market in San Francisco. Farmers Market San Francisco. Farmers Market San Francisco. Farmers Market San Francisco. Five dollars of beer which here in Brazil is the equivalent of a little under 13 Brazilian Reais. Each beer costs R$3.80 - thus a total of R$15.20. Unfortunately this meant we had to drink some of the beer to reach the Five Dollar mark. Purchased from a small bar in Florianopolis. 45 golf balls for $5 at a New Jersey driving range! 4 photos attached, description for each: Hazelnuts, 1/4 kg for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket Clementines, 8 for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket Marzipan balls, approx. 7 for $5, Copenhagen area supermarket Christmas season gift wrapping ribbons, on spools, 2 for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket -- 4 photos attached, description for each: Hazelnuts, 1/4 kg for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket Clementines, 8 for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket Marzipan balls, approx. 7 for $5, Copenhagen area supermarket Christmas season gift wrapping ribbons, on spools, 2 for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket -- 4 photos attached, description for each: Hazelnuts, 1/4 kg for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket Clementines, 8 for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket Marzipan balls, approx. 7 for $5, Copenhagen area supermarket Christmas season gift wrapping ribbons, on spools, 2 for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket -- 4 photos attached, description for each: Hazelnuts, 1/4 kg for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket Clementines, 8 for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket Marzipan balls, approx. 7 for $5, Copenhagen area supermarket Christmas season gift wrapping ribbons, on spools, 2 for $5 (25DKK), Copenhagen area supermarket -- A coffee a chai tea and a jelly donut from the Donut Plant, New York City. About $5. An umbrella for $5 that will last about the rest of the afternoon, or even less time if the wind is particularly strong. Two high caloric juices (300 calories per little jug) that fool you into being super nutritious when really they're juice, sure..but loaded with extra sugar. This, I learned _after_ I got one and chugged it. Dental x ray from scary soviet Dr No x ray machine at Presidential Administration Dental Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan. cost 4 Azeri Manat ~ 5USD Single slice of chocolate cake 525 Yen D&amp;Department, Tokyo, Japan Official identity card photo 500 Yen Naka Meguro, Tokyo, Japan 12 bottles of water in Verona New Jersey.

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