{"id":291938,"date":"2019-01-05T18:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=291938"},"modified":"2019-01-04T15:02:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T13:02:41","slug":"heres-what-r100-buys-you-around-the-world-right-now-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/291938\/heres-what-r100-buys-you-around-the-world-right-now-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what R100 buys you around the world right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The rand had a difficult 2018. After the positivity of\u00a0&#8216;Ramaphoria&#8217; at the start of the year, the currency faced extreme volatility as the good feelings\u00a0eventually gave way to the realities of the state of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The issue was further exasperated by\u00a0the Trump vs China trade war, an emerging market sell-off, and Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>This combined with less disposable income, high petrol prices and a rising cost of living means that it will be increasingly difficult for South Africans to travel overseas in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind,\u00a0BusinessTech looked at some of the most popular travel destinations cities and what <strong>R100<\/strong> can buy you around the world right now<\/p>\n<p>Currently R100 will buy you (as of 2 January 2019):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UK: \u00a35.46<\/li>\n<li>USA: $6.94<\/li>\n<li>Australia: AU$9.89<\/li>\n<li>Germany: \u20ac6.06<\/li>\n<li>Brazil: R$26.95<\/li>\n<li>China: 47.59 Yuan<\/li>\n<li>Dubai: 25.50 dirham<\/li>\n<li>Canada: C$9.46<\/li>\n<li>Thailand: 224 Baht<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The prices below are not meant to demonstrate purchasing power parity and do not serve as an equal-weighted price comparison \u2013 it is simply a guide on how South African travellers should budget, should they want to engage in \u2018leisure\u2019 activities while touring.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">Country<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Big Mac meal (or equivalent)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Cappuccino<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Beer in pub (500 ml)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">1 Movie Ticket<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Petrol (1 litre)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>London\/UK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a36.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R109.80<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a33.16<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R57.83<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a35.30<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R96.99<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a312.50<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R228.75<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a31.31<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R23.97<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New York\/US<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$9.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R130.00<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$4.91<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R70.93<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$8.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R115.57<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$16.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R231.15<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$0.83<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R12.00<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sydney\/Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AU$11.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R111.56<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AU$4.34<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R44.02<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AU$9.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R91.28<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AU$19.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R192.70<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AU$1.49<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R15.11<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Berlin\/Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u20ac7.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R115.71<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u20ac2.92<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R48.27<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u20ac3.13<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R51.74<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u20ac10.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R165.30<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u20ac1.40<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R23.14<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shanghai\/China<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>y37.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R77.99<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>y33.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R69.56<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>y46.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R96.96<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>y57.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R120.15<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>y7.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R14.75<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dubai\/UAE<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>d28.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R110.11<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>d22.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R86.51<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>d42.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R165.16<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>d39.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R153.36<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>d2.27<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R8.93<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Montreal\/Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C$10.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R105.98<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C$4.40<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R46.63<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C$7.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R74.19<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C$13.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R137.78<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C$1.33<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R14.10<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bangkok\/Thailand<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>b137.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R61.14<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>b93.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R41.51<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>b102.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R45.52<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>b196.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R87.47<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>b26.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R11.60<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rio de Janeiro\/Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R$26.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R96.70<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R$9.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R33.47<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R$11.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R40.91<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R$28.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R104.14<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R$4.81<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R17.89<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Johannesburg\/South Africa<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R59.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R30.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R31.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R84.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R14.01<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/291816\/how-south-africas-top-40-companies-performed-in-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How South Africa\u2019s top 40 companies performed in 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BusinessTech looked at some of the most popular travel destinations cities and what R100 can buy you around the world right 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