Relative Cost of Liquids
I got home late and wasn't remotely tired (probably because of the espresso the owner of Cafe Rustico gave me!). So I listened to Big George's show on BBC Radio London via Listen Again. I had written him earlier about how inkjet printer cartridges have been purposely re-engineered to only last 2 or 3 times before they break, thus forcing you to buy a new cartridge. I added that InkJet ink was the most expensive liquid on the planet. I learned this from an Inkjet salesman a few years ago.
Big George, as he often does, pondered this and got to wondering if this was really true. So I checked and lo and behold ... I was wrong! After some research I found this list.
Clearly prices change. So I immediately updated the price of gasoline to better reflect current average prices. Other prices may be a little off too. Regardless though, the comparison is a fascinating one.
| Liquid | US$ per Gallon | € per Litre | |
| Tap water | $0.00 | € 0.00 | |
| Black Folgers Coffee | $0.70 | € 0.12 | |
| Unleaded gasoline | $3.50 | € 0.58 | |
| Kool-Aid | $1.85 | € 0.31 | |
| Clorox bleach | $2.20 | € 0.37 | |
| Lowfat milk | $3.79 | € 0.63 | |
| Automotive antifreeze | $4.19 | € 0.70 | |
| Carlo Rossi blush wine | $5.65 | € 0.94 | |
| Evian bottled water | $6.40 | € 1.07 | |
| Coca-Cola syrup | $8.20 | € 1.37 | |
| Budweiser | $8.88 | € 1.48 | |
| Windex | $10.21 | € 1.70 | |
| Hershey's chocolate syrup | $13.23 | € 2.21 | |
| Kikkoman soy sauce | $15.33 | € 2.56 | |
| Latex house paint | $16.50 | € 2.75 | |
| Jamba Juice | $21.82 | € 3.64 | |
| Liquid Nails | $24.02 | € 4.01 | |
| Red Bull energy drink | $30.69 | € 5.12 | |
| Armor All | $31.92 | € 5.33 | |
| Head & Shoulders shampoo | $37.74 | € 6.30 | |
| Absolut Vodka | $58.26 | € 9.73 | |
| Roundup herbicide | $63.20 | € 10.55 | |
| Grapeseed oil | $69.47 | € 11.60 | |
| Renu contact lens solution | $82.03 | € 13.69 | |
| Tabasco sauce | $94.46 | € 15.77 | |
| Robitussin DM | $110 | € 18.32 | |
| Fresh squeezed wheat grass | $125 | € 20.84 | |
| Vanilla extract | $128 | € 21.34 | |
| Liquid Paper | $198 | € 33.12 | |
| Scintillation cocktail | $209 | € 34.97 | |
| Penicillin | $301 | € 50.33 | |
| Punky Colour hair dye | $327 | € 54.64 | |
| Patchouli oil | $806 | € 135 | |
| Cover Girl nail polish | $893 | € 149 | |
| Human blood | $1,515 | € 253 | |
| GHB (Rave party drug) | $2,560 | € 427 | |
| Black Inkjet ink | $2,702 | € 451 | |
| Mercury | $3,433 | € 573 | |
| Insulin | $9,412 | € 1,571 | |
| Chanel No.5 perfume | $25,600 | € 4,274 | |
| LSD | $122,880 | € 20,515 | |
| Thailand cobra venom | $152,836 | € 25,516 | |
| Scorpion venom | $38,858,507 | € 6,487,382 |
2 comments:
Hi Pelalusa! I was a little saddened that you took every bit of the article and put it on your page, but at least you added the prices in euro.
Cheers, Rob Cockerham
"Tap water $0.00 € 0.00
Evian bottled water $6.40 €1.07 "
Spell along with old Uncle Dave now kiddies:
R-I-P-O-F-F
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