I've been trying to figure how much cash to take with us on the cruise next month. The decision has been complicated by the number of currencies in play: £ in the UK; € in Rotterdam; NOK in Norway; ISK in Iceland; good old American dollars; and, yes, Canadian dollars, too. It's not like we need much, just enough to cover those items that are too small in price to use a credit card - postcards or coffee.
So, I decided to use a basic common denominator - the cost of a cup of coffee.
A cup of coffee costs about $2 in Canada. In London, it costs about £2; in Norway, 35 NOK; and in Iceland, 350 ISK. For $100 CAD, I can buy 50 cups of coffee in Canada; 30 cups in the UK; 18 in Norway; and 25 in Iceland.
I'm not quite sure what to do with this information, and I still don't know how much cash to take, but I'll know if we're overcharged for coffee!
(Bonus! I found €50 left over from a previous trip in my travel chest!)
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