Recently, the World Bank posted a poll called “What can you purchase with one dollar?”, collecting answers about what users from around the world can buy using one dollar. The final goal of this activity was to raise awareness to those living in extreme poverty conditions with less than $1.25 to spend daily.

At Iowa State, one dollar can get two hours of street parking, an off-brand bottle of water, or a snack from a vending machine. Those don’t seem like very much. But, please don’t underestimate the power of one US dollar. In some countries, you can buy a big meal for only one dollar. Let’s see what other things you can buy for a dollar in other countries around the world.

1. Philippines: 45 fried fish

2. Vienna, Austria: a freshly baked loaf of whole wheat bread

3. South India: an all-you-can-eat meal

4. Denmark: a liter of milk, a ciabatta bun in the Godthaabsvej Bakery, a stamp for a postcard, a cucumber, or maybe a chocolate bar

6. Vietnam: three pairs of flip flops

7. Portuguese: a cup of espresso

8. Budapest, Hungary: 30 minutes of downtown parking time

9. Saudi Arabia: a bag of bread

10. Costa Rica: four eggs

11. Columbia: only three eggs

12. Chile: two cups of yogurt

13. Rwanda: two glasses of water

14. Pakistan: one pound of tomatoes

15. Western Africa: a pen and some biscuits

16. Indonesia: one bag of rice

17. Russia: one pound of apples

18. Seoul: A round of karaoke

19. Switzerland: one ketchup packet in McDonald’s.

20. Guangdong, China: a bag of dried sweet and salty squid shreds

21. Seoul: one subway or bus ticket

22. Costa Rica: one papaya, one watermelon, one pineapple… and maybe a cup of coffee

23. The UK: two cigarettes (that’s two single ones, not a packet), three apples, or two issues of the Sun tabloid newspaper