Want a caffeine boost in Finland? Forget it. A cup of espresso will set you back 2 euro. Stick to Spain, where it’s less than half that price.
Driving across the Continent may seem like a great idea, but take care where you buy your petrol. Fill ’er up in Greece, where one liter costs only 0.67 euro, and cruise through Holland, where huge taxes hike a liter up to 1.20 euro.
Speeding along in a Mercedes SLK 320 (64,930 euro in Portugal; a mere 40,252 euro in Germany) too expensive for you? Take the metro, but not in The Hague. That’ll cost 2 euro, more than twice what you’d pay for a 75-minute ride around Rome. (Clearly, it’s best to walk in Holland.)
Feeling the pulse of pop culture is easier for some, too. Going Dutch to see “The Fellowship of the Ring” costs 10 euro. For 10 euro, a Dubliner can catch the flick and still have enough change to knock back a Guinness afterward.
Food, of course, will vary from cuisine to cuisine, both in price and quality. (Is this why Britain isn’t joining the fun?) But examine that international standard, the Big Mac. The greasy sandwich is only 2.11 euro in Greece. In Ireland? A nauseating 4.63 euro.
