CANBERRA, Australia — In the market for a new video iPod? Head to Hong Kong or, if Europe-bound, stop off in Switzerland. But avoid Brazil. One of Australia's biggest banks, the Commonwealth Bank, has used the latest version of Apple's (APPL) music player — the slimline 4GB Nano — to compare global currencies and purchasing power in 55 countries. More at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299481,00.html
MMmmmmm, interesting.... and the reason I'm looking to buy one in CT in November... The CommSec iPod Index, based on October 2007 prices in U.S. dollars: 1. Brazil $369.61 2. Bulgaria $318.60 3. Argentina $317.45 4. Israel $300.80 5. Peru $294.08 6. Chile $294.06 7. Malta $293.83 8. Egypt $269.10 9. Romania $266.60 10. Uruguay $260.00 11. Turkey $256.12 12. Hungary $254.50 13. Azerbaijan $252.11 14. Serbia $249.14 15. Croatia $245.41 16. Czech Republic $242.54 17. Slovakia $234.13 18. Estonia $226.67 19. South Africa $226.60 20. Finland $225.82 21. France $225.82 22. Russia $220.32 23. Norway $220.20 24. Sweden $215.35 25. Belgium $211.62 26. Austria $211.62 27. Italy $211.62 28. Portugal $211.62 29. Ireland $211.62 30. Germany $211.62 31. Netherlands $211.62 32. Denmark $209.26 33. UK $201.92 34. Mexico $201.87 35. Cyprus $201.85 36. Luxembourg $201.12 37. Poland $200.52 38. Philippines $198.39 39. Spain $197.42 40. Greece $196.51 41. Switzerland $195.43 42. India $183.47 43. Malaysia $181.82 44. Korea $180.60 45. New Zealand $180.58 46. China $179.63 47. Pakistan $179.48 48. Australia $175.42 49. Thailand $174.89 50. Canada $169.68 51. Singapore $167.31 52. Taiwan $165.82 53. Japan $154.21 54. U.S. $149.00 55. Hong Kong $148.12 Ian :lol: :lol:
