Antoninus Pius..big And Small

So in Doug's view of inflation a sestertius was worth about $10 if a denarius was $40. In Egypt the last time I was there you could get 5 loaves of flatbread for 25 piastres. There are 100 piastres to the Egyptian pound. The Egyptian pound is tariffed at 17 to the U.S. dollar currently.

So in other words, you ain't starving!

A fava bean wrap (fuul) or a wrap of falafel goes for around 1-2 Egyptian pounds a piece and makes a nice lunch from one of the street vendors you see in Cairo or a multitude of Egyptian towns.

Heavily subsidized economy and a paradise for the bargain-minded.

 

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