Hong Kong money

Here's Craig, looking very wealthy with all those thousand-dollar bills. Actually one Australian dollar buys about six Hong Kong dollars, so if you do the maths..........

This post is especially for our friend Geoff Peet; We're hoping he'll reciprocate by showing a photo of the money his family is using in the Solomon Islands.

So when we moved into our new apartment, I went to the local supermarket and bought the following items:



1. Packet of 38 Fitti nappies for Tirzah: $72.50 HK ($12 AUD)

2. Five kilo box of Persil washing machine powder $ 79.9 HK ($13 AUD)

3. 24 slices of homebrand cheese $39.90 HK ($6 AUD)



4. 2 lbs bananas $7.20 HK ($1.20)



5. One "loaf" (six slices) wholemeal bread $9.60 ($1.60 AUD)






6. One litre UHT Anchor milk $14.90 HK ($2.50 AUD)



7. Packet of 10 rolls of toilet paper $26.90 HK ($4.50 AUD)

I looked at the breakfast cereal but found it way too expensive. This cereal box, for example, costs $63.90 HK ($11 AUD).

And I was tempted by but didn't succumb to these peanut M&Ms at $20.90 HK ($ 3.50 AUD).

Based on the range of foods in the supermarket and the prices, I think we will try to use local foods as much as possible, rather than trying to copy our old menu from Australia.