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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People, it’s not that complicated.

You can get a really nice bento sent in a country like Japan for $8 that’s got nice piece of grilled fish, rice, veggies, and some pickled stuff for $6.  Portions not stingy.  Meanwhile garbage food like a McDonald’s meal will run you $15+ now.

There’s just so, sooooooooo many options from $1-20 in Asia that are high quality good eatin’ compared to here where $20 is now barely getting you the lowest of low quality for something as basic as burgers and pizzas.  [/quote]

How do some people who travel not understand exchange rates?  You realise the same bento box would have cost you $14 back in 2011.  Exchange rates move.  The US dollar is strong compared to the yen.

You can only judge whether food is cheap in a country by comparing it to the average wage in that country.  The average annual income in the US is $71,000.  In Japan, it is $41,000.  In Thailand, it is $3,700.  Figure out how affordable your cheap meal is for people who live and earn money in the country you are traveling in, not for tourists loaded up with foreign currency.[/quote]

Even after accounting for exchange rates, it is still far cheaper for a Japanese person to eat out in Japan, or for a Thai person earning Thai baht to eat out in Thailand. Food abroad is so, soooo much better.. [/quote]

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