US Basket of Goods and Services

08/01/2000 English German

Edition # 23
San Francisco, 08-01-2000

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US Basket of Goods and Services

Figure [1]: Always funny: Tourists!

Michael We've been living abroad for almost four years now! Every time visitors from Germany arrive here in San Francisco, we become aware of this fact. I think that about 20 people visited us this summer -- let's see if I can remember them all: (Günter, Thomas & Helmut & Konrad, Matthias, Fritz & Traudl, Ursel & Peter, Heinz & Ursel & Bernd & Julian & Yves-Ole, Susanne, Christian, Markus).

A popular ongoing topic among German tourists is, of course, complaining about the rather high dollar exchange rate! Oh, how expensive the goods are! We've noticed that we have no idea anymore what these things actually cost in Germany. That's why today we have put together a newsletter shopping basket: typical items and services and what you pay for them in San Francisco (as of June 1, 2000). For some things, your jaw will surely drop:

Item/Service USD DM (Exchange Rate 2.09)

1 Liter of Milk 1.33 2.78

1 Liter of good (microbrew) beer (supermarket) 4.00 8.36

500g Emmenthaler Cheese 8.87 18.54

1 Hamburger at McDonalds as a special 0.29 0.61

1 Rental Car per day including insurance 50.00 104.50

1 Burrito at a Mexican takeout 5.00 10.45

1 Sandwich at the deli counter 4.00 8.36

1 Pack of cigarettes 4.50 9.40

1 Bottle of somewhat drinkable wine 10.00 20.90

1 Porsche Boxter with extras 48000.00 100320.00

30 pack of Twix 12.00 25.08

1 Liter of regular gasoline 0.48 1.00

1 car wash (inside and out) 12.00 25.08

1 Lunch at an affordable Chinese restaurant per person 5.00 10.45

1 reasonably priced dinner per person 20.00 41.80

1 very expensive dinner per person 100.00 209.00

Monthly rent of a 2-bedroom apartment in our neighborhood 2000.00 4180.00

Cheap motel room in San Francisco 85.00 177.65

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Item/Service	USD	DM (Exchange Rate 2.09)
1 Liter of Milk	1.33	2.78
1 Liter of good (microbrew) beer (supermarket)	4.00	8.36
500g Emmenthaler Cheese	8.87	18.54
1 Hamburger at McDonalds as a special	0.29	0.61
1 Rental Car per day including insurance	50.00	104.50
1 Burrito at a Mexican takeout	5.00	10.45
1 Sandwich at the deli counter	4.00	8.36
1 Pack of cigarettes	4.50	9.40
1 Bottle of somewhat drinkable wine	10.00	20.90
1 Porsche Boxter with extras	48000.00	100320.00
30 pack of Twix	12.00	25.08
1 Liter of regular gasoline	0.48	1.00
1 car wash (inside and out)	12.00	25.08
1 Lunch at an affordable Chinese restaurant per person	5.00	10.45
1 reasonably priced dinner per person	20.00	41.80
1 very expensive dinner per person	100.00	209.00
Monthly rent of a 2-bedroom apartment in our neighborhood	2000.00	4180.00
Cheap motel room in San Francisco	85.00	177.65

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