Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
- Here below are five sections with tables listing the prices of several items in 980: Money.
- This is still work in progress.
Dollars
1 Dollar Bill
| Object |
Price
|
| Apples (one dozen) |
$5.68
|
| Oranges (one dozen) |
$3.08
|
| Daily interest on average credit card debt |
$5.63
|
| Starbucks Coffee |
$2.00
|
Average US restaurant meals
| Meal |
Price
|
| Average single US restaurant meal |
$35.65
|
| Average meal at the 20 costliest San Francisco restaurants |
$85.27
|
Game Consoles
| Console |
Price
|
| PS3 |
$250
|
| Xbox 360 |
$200
|
| Wii |
$150
|
Dinner for four
| Meal |
Price
|
| Homemade rice and pinto beans |
$9.26 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $41.80)
|
| Homemade chicken dinner |
$13.78 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $46.32)
|
| McDonalds |
$27.89 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $36.03)
|
| Arby’s |
$34.00 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $42.13)
|
| Chili’s |
$69.64 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $77.78)
|
| Outback Steakhouse |
$109.82 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $117.96)
|
Loose change value per pound
| Change |
Price
|
| Loose change value per pound |
$12.80
|
| Loose change with no quarters |
$5.40
|
| Annual value of pennies received in change (at one daily cash purchase) |
$7.30
|
| Loose change with no pennies |
$17.40
|
Daily income
| Objects |
Price
|
| Median household daily income |
$136.28
|
| Taxes |
$32.16
|
| After-tax |
$104.12
|
Books and Kindles
| Object |
Price
|
| Paperback book |
$6.80
|
| Hardcover book |
$32.27
|
| Audio book |
$50.42
|
| Kindle |
$79.00
|
| New video game |
$49.99
|
| Traditional cell phone average monthly fee |
$77.36
|
| Smartphone average monthly fee |
$110.30
|
| Kindle keyboard + 3G |
$139
|
Loose change
| Object |
Price
|
| One-gallon jug of loose change |
$270
|
Pet ownership
Based on ASPCA estimations
| Pet |
Price
|
| Annual cost of rabbit ownership |
$730
|
| Annual cost of dog ownership |
$695
|
| Annual cost of cat ownership |
$670
|
| Annual cost of fish ownership |
$35
|
| Annual cost of bird ownership |
$200
|
| Annual cost of small mammal ownership |
$300
|
Technological devices et cetera
| Object |
Price
|
| Kindle Fire |
$199
|
| Men’s suit |
$400
|
| Low-end bicycle |
$190
|
| Basic iPad |
$499
|
| iPad+3G+ a year of data |
$869
|
| Basic Macbook Air |
$999
|
| Netbook |
$249.99
|
| iPod Nano |
$129
|
| Mac Mini |
$599
|
| Comcast cable internet for a year ($59.99/month) |
$719.88
|
Cell phone bill
| Phone |
Price
|
| Traditional cell phone average annual bill |
$928.30
|
| Smartphone average annual bill |
$1,320
|
Worker/CEO comparison
| Worker/CEO and year |
Price
|
| 1965 production worker average hourly wage |
$19.61
|
| 2007 production worker average hourly wage |
$19.71
|
| Typical 1965 CEO pay for the same period |
$490.31
|
| Typical 2007 CEO pay for the same period |
$5419.97
|
Thousands
Typical household net worth by head of household’s age
| 1984 |
Age |
2009
|
| $11,680
|
<35 years
|
$3,710
|
| $72,090
|
35-44 years
|
$40,140
|
| $115,060
|
45-54 years
|
$103,040
|
| $149,240
|
55-64 years
|
$164,270
|
| $122,100
|
>65 years
|
$172,820
|
Raising a child to age 17
| Life class |
Price
|
| Upper income |
$302,860
|
| Middle income |
$206,920
|
| Lower income |
$206,920
|
Vacation package from New England
| Trip |
Price
|
| All-inclusive one-week trip for two to St. Lucia resort (incl. flights) |
$3,204
|
| Twenty week-long Hawaiian vacations |
$136,020
|
Typical trip from US West Coast
| Trip |
Price
|
| Typical week-long Hawaii trip for two (incl. flights) |
$6,801
|
| Typical weekend Hawaii trip for two (incl. flights) |
$2,863
|
Cancer treatment in comparison to school prices
| Thing |
Price
|
| Cancer treatment including chemo |
$117,260
|
| Estimated one-year Hogwarts cost (incl. tuition) |
$43,000
|
| Seven-year Hogwarts degree |
$301,000
|
| Average community college tuition |
$10,340
(One year $2,580)
|
| Average in-state university tuition |
$28,920
(One year $7,230)
|
Golden Opulence ice cream sundae
| Thing |
Price
|
| Golden Opulence ice cream sundae |
$1,000
|
| Average smartphone annual cost |
$1.320
|
| Average used car |
$8,910
|
| Average new car |
$27,230
|
| High-end bicycle |
$1,500
|
| One Starbucks latte per day |
$1.820
|
Income per capita
| Country |
Price
|
| United States 2005 per capita income |
$32,360
|
| Switzerland 2005 per capita income |
$29,910
|
| Germany 2005 per capita income |
$27,550
|
| UK 2005 per capita income |
$23,240
|
| France 2005 per capita income |
$16,400
|
| China 2005 per capita income |
$3,540
|
| Brazil 2005 per capita income |
$5,540
|
Rural houses
| Thing |
Price
|
| Small rural house |
$100,000
|
| Typical new home |
$224,910
|
| Daily sales of Minecraft |
$193,500
|
Health
| Thing |
Price
|
| Average individual health insurance annual premium |
$5,430
|
| Typing F-U-N-D-S |
$10,000
|
| A daily pack of cigarettes for a year (NJ) |
$3,050
|
| Waist deep half-room ball pit |
$2,400
|
| All 30 bestselling game consoles (refurb, eBay) |
$2,640
|
Annual costs of cars and houses
| Thing |
Price
|
| Annual cost of car ownership |
$3,650
|
| Typical annual household spending |
$5,650
|
| Average household CC debt |
$9,960
|
| Annual cost to carry that debt |
$2,090
|
Typical annual housing cost for various cities
| City |
Price
|
| NYC |
$25,416
|
| San Francisco |
$21,888
|
| Boston |
$18,216
|
| Los Angeles |
$17,640
|
| Washington DC |
$16,380
|
| Chicago |
$13,664
|
| Worcester |
$12,456
|
| Houston |
$11,888
|
| Minneapolis |
$10,908
|
| Detroit |
$10,080
|
| Salt Lake City |
$9,108
|
| Scranton |
$8,60
|
Prince William and Kate Middleton
| Thing |
Price
|
| Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight |
$200,000
|
| Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding cake |
$78,000
|
| Kate Middleton's wedding dress |
$350,000
|
| Flower cost for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding |
$800,000
|
Value of an investment of $1,000/year
(NOT changing with inflation) for 30 years at 5% annual interest:
| Time |
Value of investment |
Real value
|
| 1 year |
$1,000 |
|
| 5 years |
$5,526 |
|
| 10 years |
$12,850 |
|
| 15 years |
$21,580 |
|
| 20 years |
$33,070 |
|
| 25 years |
$47,730 |
|
| 30 years |
$66,440 |
$27,370
|
| 30 years ($30,000 saved in mattress) |
$30,000 |
$12,360
|
| 30 years ($1,000/yr at 4% real return (long-term stock + divident average) |
$56,080 |
|
Total cost to buy and own selected vehicles for five years
| Car |
Price |
If gas were $10/gallon
|
| Honda Insight |
$27,874 |
|
| Toyota Prius |
$38,771 |
$48,990
|
| Jeep Patriot |
$35,425 |
|
| Honda Fit |
$28,745 |
$45,233
|
| BMW Z4 |
$61,312 |
|
| Ford Explorer |
$45,524 |
$69,076
|
| Toyota Camry |
$34,679 |
|
| smart fortwo |
$29,629 |
$45,058
|
| Honda CR-V |
$35,183 |
|
| Chevy Volt |
$42,180 |
$50,612
|
| Hyundai Sonata |
$34,644 |
|
| Ford F-150 |
$48,734 |
$77,111
|
| Nissan Cube |
$29,383 |
|
| Porsche 911 |
$91,590 |
|
Typical annual household income
| Percentile |
Income
|
| Bottom 20% |
$10,200
|
| Second 20% |
$24,800
|
| Middle 20% |
$44,400
|
| Fourth 20% |
$76,100
|
| Top 10% |
$201,100
|
| Top 1% |
$822,000
|
| Top 1/500th |
$2,080,000
|
Median US household income
| Median US household income |
$51,570
|
| After-tax |
$39,170
|
| Taxes |
$12,100
|
| Cost per household served by US Rural Utilities Service program to expand broadband access |
$359,790
|
If I had $1000000
Cost of the items the singer in "If I had $1000000" would buy in order to win your love: $263,330
| Item |
Price
|
| Furniture |
$21,160
|
| Plymouth Reliant |
$3,000
|
| Tree fort |
$15,000
|
| Llama |
$2,120
|
| Joseph Merrick's remains |
N/A (Held in Royal London Hospital collection and not available for purchase)
|
| House |
$224,820
|
| Tiny fridge |
$99.08
|
| Gourmet pre-wrapped sausages (2) |
$34.48
|
| Kraft Dinner (two double servings) |
$3.06
|
| Expensive ketchup |
$10.75
|
| Faux fur coat |
$198.00
|
| Limo ride to the store |
$186.59
|
Total lifetime income
Total lifetime income from ages 25-65 at $50,000/year after 25% taxes (including Social Security): $1,500,000
Millions
Dr. Evil
| Thing |
Price
|
| Amount Dr. Evil thought he was demanding from the 1997 world |
$6,630,000
|
| Amount he was actually demanding |
$1,380,000
|
| Most expensive production car (Bugatti Veyron) |
$2,400,000
|
| Amount needed to live comfortably off investments |
$4,090,000
|
| Most expensive car ever sold (1957 Ferrari 250) |
$16,390,000
|
| Minecraft sales by October 2011 |
$56,780,000
|
| Large city office building |
$100,000,000
|
| Annual cost to run Wikipedia |
$18,500,000
|
| 30-second Super Bowl ad slot |
$3,000,000
|
| EPA value of a human life |
$8,120,000
|
| Six Million Dollar Man (2011 dollars) |
$29,870,000
|
William and Kates wedding
| Thing |
Price
|
| Flowers |
$800,000
|
| Security |
$20,000,000
|
| Total cost |
$800,000,000
|
$50000 salary for 40 years after 25% taxes
| Thing |
Price
|
| 50,000 salary for 40 years after 25% taxes |
$1,500,000
|
| Lifetime cost to avoid changing your oil by abandoning your car and buying a new one whenever you hit 5.000 miles |
$3,270,000
|
Qianlong Chinese vase
| Thing |
Price
|
| Qianlong Chinese vase sold in 2010 |
$83,710,000
|
| Leonardo’s Codex Leicester (bought by Bill Gates) |
$45,930,000
|
| Estimated value of first-edition Gutenberg Bible |
$34,610,000
|
| Double Eagle coin (All destroyed uncirculated save a few stolen from the US Mint) |
$9,330,000
|
| Treskilling Yellow postage stamp (At $50 billion/lb possibly the world’s most expensive thing by weight) |
$2,780,000
|
| 1297 Magna Carta original coypy signed by Edvard I |
$21,890,000
|
| Painting from The Card Players series (rumor) |
$250,000,000
|
| Willem de Kooning’s “Woman III” (2006 auction) |
$168,780,000
|
| Jackson Pollock’s “No. 5, 1948” (2006 auction) |
$153,440,000
|
| Airbus A380 |
$264,000,000
|
| Mona Lisa assessed value |
$730,660,000
|
Prizes
| Amount 1 |
Year 1 |
Show/Movie |
Amount Today
|
| $64,000
|
1955
|
The $64,000 Question
|
$528,310
|
| £1,000,000
|
1998
|
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (UK)
|
$2,270,000
|
| $1,000,000
|
1999
|
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (USA)
|
$1,330,000
|
| $1,000,000
|
1955
|
The Millionaire (TV Show)
|
$8,250,000
|
| $1,000,000
|
1931
|
The Millionaire (Movie)
|
$14,530,000
|
Bitcoins
| Thing |
Price
|
| Market value of all Bitcoins as of 11/2011 |
$22,819,797
|
| Market value of all Bitcoins as at July 2011 peak price |
$210,000,000
|
Elections
| Thing |
Price
|
| 2012 presidential fundraising |
$188,260,000
|
| Person |
Funds raised
|
| Herman Cain |
$5,380,000
|
| Jon Huntsman |
$4,510,000
|
| Michele Bachmann |
$9,870,000
|
| Ron Paul |
$12,790,000
|
| Rick Perry |
$17,200,000
|
| Mitt Romney |
$32,610,000
|
| Barack Obama |
$88,420,000
|
| Person |
Funds raised
|
| 2008 presidential campaign fundraising |
$1,860,390,000
|
| Excluding candidate Lee L. Mercer, Jr of Houston, who claimed, in his combined FEC filings, |
$900,005,507 in fundraising and $900,006,431 in campaign spending.
|
| Ron Paul |
$32,480,000
|
| John Edwards |
$64,410,000
|
| Rudy Giuliani |
$66,520,000
|
| Mitt Romney |
$116,730,000
|
| Barack Obama |
$799,670,000
|
| John McCain |
$394,280,000
|
| Hilary Clinton |
$259,050,000
|
| Person |
Funds raised
|
| 2004 presidential campaign fundraising |
$1,006,810,000
|
| Howard Dean |
$61,620,000
|
| Wesley Clark |
$34,610,000
|
| John Edwards |
$39,310,000
|
| John Kerry |
$352,090,000
|
| George W. Bush |
$429,660,000
|
| Other |
|
| Person |
Funds raised
|
| 2000 presidential campaign fundraising |
$805,120,000
|
| Pat Buchanan |
$37,440,000
|
| John McCain |
$75,180,000
|
| Bill Bradley |
$65,680,000
|
| Steve Forbes |
$11,440,000
|
| Al Gore |
$170,520,000
|
| George W. Bush |
$247,100,000
|
| Other |
|
2010 midterm elections fundraising
| Party |
Funds raised
|
| Democrats |
$815,000,000
|
| Republicans |
$587,000,000
|
2011-2012 Campaign donations by industry
| Party |
Funds donated
|
| To Other |
|
| To Democrats |
|
| To Republicans |
|
| Party |
Funds donated
|
| Finance industry |
$122,900,000
|
| Organized labor |
$18,720,000
|
| Energy industry |
$26,680,000
|
| Lawyers and general lobbyists |
$57,590,000
|
| Health industry |
$42,727,000
|
| Electronics and communication industry |
$32,420,000
|
Inaugurations
| Thing |
Price
|
| Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration |
$174,100,000
|
| Festivities (private donors) |
$46,400,000
|
| Federal + state + local government (mainly security) |
$127,700,000
|
| Thing |
Price
|
| George Bush’s 2005 inauguration |
$178,600,000
|
| Festivities (private donors) |
$47,800,000
|
| Federal + state + local government (mainly security) |
$130,800,000
|
Past presidential campaign fundraising
| Campaign Year |
Funds raised
|
| 1996 |
$559,810,000
|
| 1992 |
$521,480,000
|
| 1988 |
$606,300,000
|
| 1984 |
$429,860,000
|
| 1980 |
$434,220,000
|
| 1976 |
$664,160,000
|
A billionare
| Item |
Price
|
| A billionare |
$1,000,000,000
|
| Darell Issa (R-CA) net worth |
$304,000,000
|
| Jane Harman (D-CA) net worth |
$294,000,000
|
| John Kerry (D-MA) net worth |
$239,000,000
|
| Mitt Romney net worth |
$210,000,000
|
| Jon Huntsmann net worth |
$40,000,000
|
| Average net worth of US senator |
$13,400,000
|
| Average net worth of US representative |
$4,900,000
|
Value of a solid gold toilet (626 lbs) by year
| Year |
Value
|
| 1970 |
|
| 1980 |
|
| 1990 |
|
| 2000 |
|
| 2010 |
|
Value of a carry-on suitcase full of $100 bills (30,00 ct, 60lbs)
| Year |
Value
|
| 1970 |
|
| 1980 |
|
| 1990 |
|
| 2000 |
|
| 2010 |
|
$1 per US resident
| Item |
Value |
Notes
|
| $1 per US resident |
$312,620,000 |
|
| $1 per US household |
$117,290,000 |
|
| Dubai Fountain |
$224,540,000 |
|
| One F-22 raptor |
$154,500,000 |
|
| One velociraptor |
$1,9300,000 |
(25% of Jurassic Park production budget amortized over three velociraptors)
|
| $10 from every US resident |
$3,326,000,000 |
|
| $10 from every US household |
$1,179,180,000 |
|
Professional rapper net worth
| Rapper |
Net worth
|
| 50 Cent |
$100,000,000
|
| 50 Cent (stage name) |
$0,50
|
| 50 Cent (adjusted for inflation) |
$0,70
|
| Birdman |
$100,000,000
|
| Dr Dre |
$125,000,000
|
| Jay-Z |
$450,000,000
|
| Diddy |
$475,000,000
|
J.K. Rowling
| Item |
Value |
Notes
|
J.K. Rowlinng |
$1,000,000,000 |
|
| J. K. Rowling has she become a rapper |
$82,000 |
Professional assessment by rapper/geek culture expert MC Frontalot
|
Annual hurricane forecast R&D funding
| Item |
Price
|
| Annual hurricane forecast R&D funding |
$20,000,000
|
| Hurricane forecast improvement funding since 1989 |
$440,000,000
|
| Economic savings--during Hurricane Irene alone--due to limiting evacuations made possible by recent forecast advances |
$700,000,000
|
Loss in NewsCorp value over hacking scandal
| Item |
Price
|
| Loss in NewsCorp value over hacking scandal |
$750,000,000
|
Marginal cost to launch one shuttle
| Item |
Price
|
| Marginal cost to launch one shuttle |
$450,000,000
|
| Total shuttle program per launch |
$450,000,000
|
| Burj Khalifa |
$1,5210,000,000
|
| New Yankee Stadium |
$1,545,000,000
|
| One B-2 bomber |
$2,500,000,000
|
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