# What a £5 note will buy you around the world
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
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Published: 2016-11-12
Category: LIFESTYLE
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Meta Title: Where to Spend Your £5 Abroad - Currency Exchange Research
Meta Description: Find out just how much a simple fiver can buy you abroad with ICE's eye-opening research. From pints of beer to litres of milk, prepare for your next trip
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With the introduction of the new £5 note making headlines, currency expert International Currency Exchange (ICE) conducted research to find out just how much a simple fiver would get you around the world.

If you’re on the hunt for a booze cruise it seems the place to spend your £5 is in Vietnam, where the equivalent value of money can buy an eye watering 10.9 pints of beer. This is compared to Australia, where you can get just a measly 1.1 pints to quench your thirst.

The price of a pint of milk tells a similar story. Your £5 won’t go very far in New Zealand, where you will only get 3.3 pints of milk, however, dairy fans can rejoice in Poland, where you will get a mighty 10.1 pints for their fiver.

**How much the equivalent of a £5 note can buy you abroad:**

**Country****Value****Beers****Milk**[**Bottled water**](https://www.financedigest.com/tectonic-innovation-to-drive-the-us-bottled-water-market.html "Tectonic Innovation To Drive The Us Bottled Water Market")**Coffee****One way bus ticket****Big Macs**Austria€5.621.95.38.322.61.8AustraliaA$81.15.65.21.92.11.5CanadaC$ 8.111.73.83.72.22.61.4Denmark41.83kr1.066.84.31.31.81.5India409.11IR5.79.5154.7242.7Japan635.29JPY1.43.44.71.73.21.9Poland24.33zł3.910.113.23.37.22.7MexicoMEX$114.065.37.68.615.433.52.8New ZealandNZ$8.531.63.34.21.92.41.6[South Africa](https://www.financedigest.com/covid-cant-break-south-africas-love-affair-with-shopping-malls.html "COVID can’t break South Africa’s love affair with shopping malls")R85.885.056.66.2473.1Thailand฿214.853.64.413.53.310.71.9United Arab Emirates22.47AED04.0410.11.44.52.5[United Kingdom](https://www.financedigest.com/the-future-of-fintech-and-open-source-cloud-solutions-in-the-united-kingdom.html "The future of fintech and open source cloud solutions in the United Kingdom")£5.001.75.65.222.11.9United States$6.121.96.83.51.62.71.3Vietnam136,477.97VND10.94.411.93.819.52.6

- Based on the price of a one way local bus journey
- Based on a 150ml – 200ml bottle
- Based on a pint of milk
- Based on a 330ml bottle
- Based on a medium size Cappuccino
- Each value is equivalent to 5 GBP (October 2016)
- [Exchange rate](https://www.financedigest.com/currency-exchange-how-to-find-the-best-rates.html "Currency Exchange: How to Find the Best Rates") XE 21/10/16

Commenting on the findings of the research, ICE CEO Koko Sarkari, said: “Holidays should be completely stress free, we advise people to do their [research before they set](https://www.financedigest.com/non-finance-data-sets-increasingly-sit-at-the-heart-of-investment-with-over-70-of-decisions-impacted-by-esg-factors-bright-data-research-reveals.html "Non-Finance Data Sets Increasingly Sit At The Heart Of Investment With Over 70% Of Decisions Impacted By ESG Factors, Bright Data Research Reveals") off, making sure they are budgeting responsibly for the duration of their trip.

“Looking at how much a £5 note can get you around the world is a strong indicator of how expensive your trip will be, and it’s [important to remember the smaller day to day items you’ll buy](https://www.financedigest.com/indias-reliance-makes-rare-buy-of-russian-naphtha-ups-fuel-oil-imports.html "India’s Reliance makes rare buy of Russian naphtha, ups fuel oil imports") on your travels can often add up to a lot of money.”

For more tips on how to save money while travelling, simply head to International Currency Exchange’s blog: https://www.iceplc.com/blog/


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