What can you do from $1?

Colombo, Sri Lanka

May 7, 2016 11:34am CST

In sri lanka $1 equals to rs.146 here. from one dollar here we can only buy a breakfast or accessories or some food items . i means to say one or two food items

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@marguicha (222855)

• Chile

7 May 16

In my country all you can buy with a dollar is less than a kilo of bread.

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• Colombo, Sri Lanka

7 May 16

really???????

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@jndlponti (2402)

• Philippines

7 May 16

In our country it just value for less than 50pesos.. enough to pay one student value meal from a nearly regular carenderia (not a fast food and not a restaurant, ordinary hut selling off meal)

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• Colombo, Sri Lanka

7 May 16

@allknowing (136100)

• India

8 May 16

I have a post on this and there you will get a lot of ideas

One dollar from myLot is quite a bit in India / myLot

With one dollar we can get two loaves of bread or a kilo of bananas, milk around 2 litres. It can take one by an auto for a 5 km ride. There are a few...

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• Colombo, Sri Lanka

8 May 16

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@karjatwala (1120)

• Pune, India

8 May 16

Here in India too, one can have a breakfast or a simple lunch and dinner for a dollar that comes to about Rs 68

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• Colombo, Sri Lanka

8 May 16

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@avi256 (8489)

• Pune, India

7 May 16

I can buy 1 kg mangoes in India for $1.

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8 May 16

@gurpreetaulakh (172)

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7 May 16

Hoping that I can make more

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@gurpreetaulakh (172)

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8 May 16

@vishjaan thank you

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• Colombo, Sri Lanka

8 May 16

good luck

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@imravi (2337)

• India

7 May 16

In India it's approx 65 bucks...and I can buy a second hand book or a food item....some fruit...one of these things....

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8 May 16

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@slayer08 (2377)

• Philippines

7 May 16

1$ in the Philippines is 45-47 pesos. It can also be used to buy food but not much. I would say, I can use it to pay for my transportation.

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@gurpreetaulakh (172)

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7 May 16

I know 1$ is not a very big no. But yes in other countries when converted makes it 65rs. one time meal can be earned

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@WriterAI (5373)

• Bulgaria

19 Jan 18

Thank you for your informative Sri Lanka currency update. Good for you. $ 1 costs enough to eat something in Sri Lanka. It's new to me. Take care.

@workathomefan (8957)

• Prairieville, Louisiana

13 Feb 17

A lot of items at the dollar tree are a dollar because it is a dollar store.