The yen appreciation of the dollar depreciation advanced sense of price, America was cheap so far

With the subprime loan problem and the Lehman shock, the exchange rate in recent years has advanced with the appreciation of the yen against the dollar. The highest postwar postwar rate will be renewed immediately after the 2011 earthquake, and on October 31 of the same year the yen will rise to 1 dollar = 75.32 yen. Liberal Democratic Party came back to power in the general election and it turned into a trend of weak yen due to bold policy of monetary easing policy, but still 2012 will be between 77 yen and 80 yen for 1 dollarTransitionwas doing. With this 1 dollar = 80 yen exchange rate, I will convert US prices to yen.

Hello,Takuya Sudo @ circle around the world bicycle @ Charridermanis. If you are overseas, the stronger the yen, the easier it is for you to travel, but I felt strange about the price of America, which is too cheap though it is an advanced country.

Consumption tax of fresh food such as vegetables, fruits, raw meat, bread etc. is set low in the United States. Although potato chips, chocolate, carbonated drinks are included here, it seems to be American. The consumption tax of bicycle parts and outdoor goods was set high, and toilet paper and toothbrush were added there, too. As for this consumption tax, the tax rate is different for each province,Montana StateSo no consumption tax is applied. Also in the same Arizona stateFlagstaffWhenPhoenixBut the tax rate was different.

I tried to calculate the price with tax so as to make it easier to compare prices with Japan.
· Montana state 0% food, others 0%
· Salt Lake City, Utah, 3% food, 6.85% others
· 2% food in Phoenix, Arizona, 9.3% others
It is supposed to be helpful, please try.

There may be differences in prices by region as well. Household income in 50 US statesRanking (2009)According to
· Montana's 43rd place
· Utah is the 14th
· Arizona 23rd
It was. The basic was shopping in cheap places.

◆ Food
Banana 258 g (0.64 $ = 51 yen)


Orange 403 g (0.91 $ = 72 yen)


Mexican avocado (0.71 $ = 57 yen)


Beef 362 g (4.11 $ = 329 yen)


Chicken 480 g (0.97 $ = 77 yen)


Sausage 454 g (1.01 $ = 81 yen)


Ketchup 567 g (1.20 $ = 96 yen)


Bread 454 g (1.00 $ = 80 yen)


Yogurt 170 g (0.40 $ = 50 yen)


Cheese 227 g (1.84 $ = 147 yen)


Instant rice 397 g (1.83 $ = 146 yen)


Tuna can 142 g (1.21 $ = 97 yen)


Fruit can 432 g (0.92 $ = 73 yen)


Raisin 128 g (1.03 $ = 82 yen)


Two salami (1.00 $ = 80 yen)


Martian cup noodles 64 g (0.30 $ = 24 yen)


Nissin cup noodle 3 pack 192 g (0.30 $ = 24 yen)


Nissin's instant noodle 5 pack 425 g (1.03 $ = 82 yen)


Taiwanese high chives 50 g (1.12 $ = 90 yen)


4 packs of 5 packs of 1 pack (1.03 $ = 82 yen)


Haribo gumi 142 g (1.12 $ = 90 yen)


Donut confectionery 99 g (1.12 $ = 90 yen)


Snack confectionery 113 g (1.12 $ = 90 yen)


Pringles 182 g (1.55 $ = 124 yen)


Canned juice of vending machine 355 ml (0.35 $ = 28 yen)


Convenience store cup juice 1300 ml (0.81 $ = 65 yen)


"Many of the United States of large-capacity energy drink that the risk of when you drink too much can feel"From the article, rock star's coke taste 473 ml (1.14 $ = 91 yen)


NOS 473 ml (1.60 $ = 128 yen)


"100 dollars better than Mac, 1 dollar menu in McDonald's in USA"From the article, double cheeseburger (1.06 $ = 85 yen)


Salad (1.10 $ = 88 yen)


"Giant grocery items that I felt I understood why Americans are getting fatFrom the article of ice cream 1420 ml (1.12 $ = 90 yen)


Ham steak 476 g (3.08 $ = 246 yen)


"US money and units usage that world standards do not passFrom the article of 355 ml (0.50 $ = 40 yen) of vending machine Coca Cola can,


PET bottle cola of vending machine 591 ml (1.60 $ = 128 yen)


"Besides McDonald's the American fast food is full of hamburgersFrom the article of "In-N-Out Burger" hamburgers, potatoes and drinks (6.72 $ = 538 yen)


"Subway" sandwich (5.35 $ = 428 yen)


"Attack power of American chocolate candy without sweetnessAccording to the article, Snickers 58.7 g (0.67 $ = 54 yen)


Kit cut 83 g (1.03 $ = 82 yen)


◆ life
Toilet paper 4 roll (0.94 $ = 76 yen)


Paper towel 1 roll (0.83 $ = 67 yen)


Corrugated toothbrush (1.20 $ = 96 yen)


Soap with two pieces (1.36 $ = 109 yen)


Big writer (1.38 $ = 110 yen)


American flag (1.00 $ = 80 yen)


Pot holders for cold weather (1.03 $ = 82 yen)


Maxell earphone (5.47 $ = 437 yen)


Manga dragon ball (4.36 $ = 349 yen), unlike Japan's resale system was discounted and sold. The conventional main unit price is 7.95 $ = 636 yen.


Haircut (8.00 $ = 640 yen)


Laundry machine at coin laundry (2.00 $ = 160 yen)


Coin laundry dryer for 10 minutes (0.25 $ = 20 yen)


Regular gasoline 1L (1.05 $ = 84 yen)


Self-car wash (2.99 $ = 239 yen)


Grand Canyon post card (0.39 $ = 31 yen)


Stamp fee to send postcards to Japan (1.05 $ = 84 yen)


Parcel to Japan Medium Box (47.95 $ = 3836 yen), the service of the United States Postal Service, weight is irrelevant regardless of the box's billing system.


Bottle gauge (4.58 $ = 366 yen)


Slime Tube Protectors (11.19 $ = 895 yen), a tube for preventing puncture between the tire and the tube.


Shimano DeoreLX chain CN - HG 73 (32.79 $ = 2623 yen)


Bike Peddler Take A Look Cyclist Mirror (17.49 $ = 1399 yen), mirror for backward confirmation attached to glasses and sunglasses.


Bangladeshi pants (12.81 $ = 1024 yen), sale items for summer disposal.


Bear repellent spray (9.33 $ = 746 yen)


Duffle bag made in China (15.15 $ = 1212 yen)


Waist pouch made in China (6.88 $ = 550 yen)


Thermalist ProLite Plus (120.18 $ = 9614 yen), mat for outdoor


One night (38.59 $ = 3087 yen) in a cabin with a shampoo toilet and shower in Utah, the price of this room will not change even for one or two people.


Utah motel night (29.99 $ = 2399 yen), which costs 10% a little hotel tax, but in Utah and Arizona we saw several motel signs of 30 $ units.


◆ Shopping location

There was nothing to be troubled with shopping in the United States. Even in the village there is a small supermarket, if you get to the town, you will have a large store even at independent supermarkets. If it became a big city supermarkets developed nationwide such as Wal-Mart and Safeway were competing. It is convenient as it deals with not only cheap Chinese sundries but food items as well as 1 $ shop which is a 100 yen shop in Japan. For gas stations indispensable for American car society, convenience stores that were familiar in Japan were also installed, and it was possible to use it for a break.

Seven-Eleven


Circle K


Am · pm


General store of petrol station


Village supermarket


Supermarket in the city


Wal-Mart is the world's largest supermarket chain


Costco of warehouse type supermarket


One dollar shop Dollar General


One dollar shop Family Doller


If you are a bicycle or outdoor goods REI


◆ Summary

The United States, which has developed as much as Japan, is an undeniably advanced country. It is only because 2.3 times 310 million people living in Japan live in the United States, so it is obvious that prices will decline in intense competition. Due to expansion of the gap between rich and poorFood stampIncreasing beneficiaries will also contribute to lowering prices

However, it is not too much that the world of $ 1 = 80 yen you put the prices in this way. Snickers, Pringles, Monster Energy are too cheap even though they are American brands. Cup noodles are 24 yen, it is hard to see even in countries with low prices. "The current 93 yen is reasonably too weak yenThere was an article of a newspaper saying "Is it really so? There was a time when one dollar was 100 yen, so please try to increase the dollar price of the introduced photograph by 100 times.

I do not know what is right, but the yen's appreciation of 1 dollar advanced to 80 yen, the price of the US was like this.

(Sentence / photo: Takuya S. Narou Charriderman
Cycling around the world for a bicyclehttp://shuutak.com)