GBP value in other countries?

[james_m246]

I'm looking for some information about the value of GBP in other countries. I am NOT looking for a currency converter.

What I mean is for example, 1 GBP is roughly 2 USD but something that costs 1 Pound here often costs 1 Dollar there, therefor 1 GBP is worth twice as much there as it is here.

So basically i'm looking for information about that, I remember using an atlas at scool which had all that information at the back but I don't know where to find anything like it, also something online would be much better.

Thanks in advance.

[SteveD]

Have look here to see if is useful for you:

http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file33055.pdf

[SteveD]

I see now that is dated 2001 so it's perhaps not very meaningful.

[james_m246]

Well seen as it only has 5 countries on it its not really what i'm looking for but its quite interesting though.

[buildersmate]

Its going to vary hugely by product type. I would just search of the products you want to know about in the website area of the countries you are interested in. Not very elegant but would give you accurate info.

[james_m246]

I'n not looking for specific products though, infact i'm not really looking for products at all, I just wanted some 'average' information.

[salsadancer]

Seems when I come to England the numbers are the same, but I paid 2 dollars plus, for a pound. eg, a coffee would be 1.25 say, hamburger in airport, 3.50, but it's costing me twice as much as in Canada. Toiletries seem way more expensive. Seems odd, if an item costs so much to make and has diff values in diff countries. Someone is making some money somewhere. Appliances and furniture seem awfully expensive in England.

[james_m246]

Yeah I agree, but it works great this way round, because I get twice as much for my money when I go to Canada. =)

[buildersmate]

Prices differences are driven by many factors. Part of it is marketing hype / profiteering. But part of it is volume driven - if there's a big demand for something the relative price paid goes down - economies of scale, lower transport costs per Unit, call it what you will. Try buying Marmite in Canada and its hugely expensive.
UK Government works out 'average' prices based a a basket of products 'average' people supposedly buy. I'm afraid every average has to be based on some specific examples in the first place to create the 'average'.