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HOW MUCH IS THAT….? Guess the price for each Chinese item and then if it ’ s higher or lower in each other country Thumbs up = Higher Thumbs down = Lower. HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST IN CHINA?. $0.44 or 2.77RMB. A CAN OF COKE. In the USA. $1 or 6 RMB. In South Africa. $0.73 or 5 RMB.
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HOW MUCH IS THAT….? Guess the price for each Chinese item and then if it’s higher or lower in each other country Thumbs up = Higher Thumbs down = Lower
HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST IN CHINA? $0.44 or 2.77RMB A CAN OF COKE
In the USA $1 or 6 RMB In South Africa $0.73 or 5 RMB $1.41 or 9 RMB In Russia
HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST IN CHINA? $1.31 or 8.27 RMB A BIG MAC
$3.29 or 20 RMB In the USA In South Africa $2.30 or 14 RMB In Russia $1.78 or 11 RMB
HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST IN CHINA? $299 Or 1900 RMB 4GB iPOD NANO
$249 or 1578 RMB In the USA In South Africa $321 or 2027 RMB In Russia $299 or 1900 RMB
HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST IN CHINA? $89 or 562 RMB NIKE TRIAX
In the USA $90 or 562 RMB In South Africa $181.59 or 1150 RMB $126.71 or 795 RMB In Russia
GDP per capita • USA $44,000 or £22,000 • UK $31,800 or £15,900 • CHINA $7,700 or £3,850 • SOUTH AFRICA $13,300 or £6,650 • RUSSIA $12,200 or £6,100 FIGURES IN US$ SOURCE:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
What is PPP? • What do you notice about the price differences? • What proportion of their average income must people in each country spend to get these goods? • Why do people in different countries want to buy these goods? • What is purchasing power parity? – write a definition of PPP in your books!
Can wealth data be trusted? • On your own rank the GDP (per capita) and PPP for the 10 countries. • In groups try to explain why they do not match perfectly. • In groups, come up with 3 reasons this type of wealth data may not be trustworthy
Homework • It’s time now to live the billionaire lifestyle with a jet-set holiday. • Your billionaire uncle has given you £500 spending money (very generous!) for a holiday to a European destination of your choice AND somewhere in Africa (not Egypt or South Africa). • Being a billionaire he’s already paid for your travel and accommodation. • Find out how long £500 will last you by researching spending costs on the Internet • Use www.numbeo.com to start