Everything in dollars? This is what you can eat for dollars around the world - Walla! Of money

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Tired of street food prices in Israel? You should know that there is a really close country where you can get falafel or shawarma for three shekels

Everything in dollars?
This is what you can eat for a dollar around the world

Tired of street food prices in Israel?

You should know that there is a really close country where you can get falafel for three shekels and countries where you can buy a three-course meal, or three servings of shawarma and even a bottle of wine for less than a dollar.

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15/03/2022

Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 23:48 Updated: 23:49

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In the video: Michel Jamal talks about the rise in falafel prices following the rise in raw materials (Photo: Yoav Itiel)

While in Israel street food prices are rising and the price of a simple falafel dish already costs NIS 20-25, there are quite a few places in the world where you can find good, tasty and appetizing food for much less.

At BuzzFeed they contacted their community members around the world and asked them to tell what foods they can buy in their country for one US dollar (i.e. a little over three shekels).

There is a situation where their answers will make you think about immigration.

- That's what they answered.

1. India - A three-course meal, like a pub in Haji (vegetable curry with bread)

A haji pub serving on a street in India (Photo: ShutterStock, Glen Berlin)

"In India one US dollar is more than 75 rupees. You can get for that price a full three-course meal at street stalls (such as Mo Pub in Haji (vegetable curry with bread)) or two whole meals in Daba (a roadside restaurant) and everything For just one dollar. "

And meanwhile in Israel

Rising price of raw materials, stuck containers and delays in delivery: this is how the price of falafel jumped

To the full article

2. Australia - McDonald's frozen voice

Frozen Coke at McDonalds (Photo: Screenshot, McDonald's / youtube.com)

"In Australia, one dollar will get you a large glass of frozen cola from McDonald's or Hungry Jacks. If you do not know what it is - it's actually a Coca Cola icing. You can also buy two cups of ice cream for one dollar."

3. Hungary - a bottle of wine

Hungarian wine bottles (Photo: ShutterStock, Elena Venkova)

The Netherlands - Stroopwaffle

A woman eats a straw waffle in Amsterdam (Photo: ShutterStock, fokke baarssen)

"In the Netherlands we call it 'Tropropowel Market' or 'Tropropowel's Super."

These are two waffle circles with a caramel filling, and you can only get them fresh in the outdoor markets on weekdays in different cities. "

5. Vietnam - Ban Mi sandwich and a cup of iced coffee

Ban Mi Sandwich (Photo: ShutterStock, Alex Bascuas)

"It's a soft baguette sandwich and it's full of savory surprises like pork and vegetables. You can also order a cup of cold coffee and still it all costs you less than a dollar. You can also get a bowl of poo soup (rice noodles) for just one US dollar!"

6. Canada - 4 or 5 Tim Horton donuts

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"I'm in Winnipeg, and you can get four Timbits here (which are like Dunkin 'Donuts' Munchkin donuts) for one dollar, but in other parts of Canada I think you can get five of those."

7. Italy - Suffle

Soupli - a fried Italian snack, coated in bread crumbs and stuffed with a ball of rice (usually risotto) with tomato sauce and a piece of mozzarella (Photo: ShutterStock, OlgaBombologna)

"In Italy, for a dollar you can get one souffle, which is basically a fried ball of rice, tomato sauce and cheese. They're heavenly."

8. Mexico - ready-made corn (elote preparado) at a street stall

Mexican corn (Photo: ShutterStock, Guajillo studio)

"For another dollar, you can get ready-made corn at a street stall here in Mexico - at least that's the standard price in campcha. It's actually corn on the cob with cheese and spices. It's so delicious!"

9. Pakistan - Two or three servings of shawarma

Shawarma seller in Pakistan (Photo: ShutterStock, Aleem Zahid Khan)

"In Pakistan you can get a whole meal for less than a dollar. Shawarma usually costs between 30 cents and 80 cents, or you can get a plate of rice with meat, lentils, yogurt and patties - all for less than a dollar. It all depends on who you buy, but you can get A lot of food for less than a dollar. "

10. Turkey - five Turkish bagels (Simit) and a cup of tea

Turkish Simit Bagel (Photo: ShutterStock, fatihcinay)

"You can get five Simits - a Turkish bagel (usually wrapped in sesame seeds) and a cup of Turkish tea for a dollar anywhere in Turkey - and that would be more than worth it."

11. China - qīngtuán quilt

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"They cost about 70 cents in Shanghai. It's a kind of dumplings made from sticky rice and red bean spread."

12. Also in China - 2 or 3 steamed booze rolls with meat - depending on the filling

Chinese Boazi (Photo: ShutterStock, QinJin)

13. France - a huge baguette

Baguettes in the best baguette competition in France for 2016. March 2016 (Photo: AP)

14. Chile - Complete Italiano

"The Chileans consider this dish their national dish and it is actually a version of the sausage in the American bun, only the sausage is threaded in a bun, on top of that comes a salad / tomato spread, sauerkraut, avocado and everything is mayonnaise, with the big advantage of the compalto being cheap, very cheap ".

15. Poland - a whip of vodka or a liter of gasoline

Vodka Chaser (Photo: ShutterStock)

"In Warsaw, Poland, you can get a whip of vodka at the bar, half a liter of beer, a liter of gasoline, six cigarettes (no packs, just six single cigarettes), five kilograms of potatoes, 2.5 kilograms of apples, or one barrel of chocolate. - In one US dollar. "

Indonesia - Chicken porridge and chicken heart skewers

Serving of Babur Islands in Indonesia (Photo: screenshot, cookpad)

"In Indonesia you can get for one dollar one serving of chicken porridge and maybe even one piece of egg or satay (skewer) chicken, if you are lucky"

17. Sweden - Canballer (the local version of cinnamon rolls)

A woman holding a cannabis bowl - the Swedish version of cinnamon rolls (Photo: ShutterStock, Iuliia Pilipeichenko)

"One big bun costs me a dollar in Stockholm."

18. Colombia - Three Empands

19. Argentina - Alphaphores cookie

Alphaphores (Photo: Dror Einav, Dror Einav)

"In Argentina you can buy alfalfa - a kind of soft, crispy, rich and mouth-melting cookie sandwich filled with milk jam and ground coconut coating - for less than one dollar."

20. Honduras - 11 bananas

Bananas (Photo: ShutterStock)

21. Also in Honduras - Balada

Bladas in Honduras (Photo: ShutterStock, Wirestock Creators)

"This is the ballad, a flour tortilla stuffed with things like double-fried beans, white cheese or sour cream, occasionally avocados, and usually scrambled eggs. Add a spicy sauce and it's perfect."

22. Malta - one pastime

Pasta (Photo: ShutterStock, Ghischeforever)

"You can get a pastry pastry on the street for one dollar. My favorite is stuffed with ricotta and peas."

23. Cairo - Pita with falafel or shawarma

24. Malaysia - Two servings of Nassi Lamak

Nasi lemak (Photo: ShutterStock, dolphfyn)

"This is a rice dish that is usually served with meat, anchovies, peanuts and a boiled egg, and it's so good."

25. England - Greg's Sausage Pastry

sausage roll from Greggs (Photo: GettyImages, Christopher Furlong /)

"A sausage in a peeling, greasy, wet, semi-hot and crunchy pastry from the Greggs chain will cost about a dollar in the UK. This is the perfect meal or snack, and they also have a vegan option."

26. Norway - One box of quick-prepare ramen

27. United States - one triangle of pizza

New York Pizza (Photo: ShutterStock, OKMG)

"In New York we still have a pizza triangle for a dollar. If you want toppings it will cost you more. The other famous food item that can be obtained for just one dollar is a bottle of Arizona iced tea."

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