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- From: ejv2j@Virginia.EDU ("")
- Subject: Re: European food prices?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.234749.26932@Virginia.EDU>
- Organization: University of Virginia
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 23:47:49 GMT
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- Matthew Raymond Flatt writes:
- > I'm planning to tour parts of Europe this summer, and I'm trying to
- > figure out how long I can afford to stay. Food prices are the only area
- > where I have know idea how to estimate.
- >
- > I plan to eat cereal or something comparable in the morning, a sandwich
- > at noon, and a medium-to-large meal in the evening. (This is easily
- > covered by $15/day here in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.)
- >
- > The countries I'll probably visit are: England, France, Germany,
- > Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Switzerland. Info on other countries
- > is more than welcome.
- >
- > Thanks,
- > Matthew
-
-
- I toured Scandinavia this summer, and food there is on average twice
- as much as in the US. It's much less, though, in countries
- like Spain and Italy. A recent issue of "The Economist" listed
- price comparisons for various basic foods in various European
- countries -- check the most recent issues at the library.
-
- One great suggestion: my brother and I subsisted for three
- weeks on bread with something called Nutella on it, jelly,
- cheese, diet soda, milk occasionally, and fruit. (Nutella is the
- food of the gods -- you WILL be hooked.) We traveled, had fun
- AND lost six or seven pounds!! :-)
-
- Good cereal is pretty scarce, unless you like puffed rice and
- Corn Flakes, and is therefore expensive. Most places charge
- twice or three times the US price for cereal -- you'd better
- get used to bread. Again, try the Nutella!!!
-
-
- Erik Velapoldi
- ejv2j@virginia.edu
- (804)979-8319
-