Cash Chronicles: How Far Does $1 Go in Different Parts of the World?

4. A fifteen-minute cab trip

Where: China's Taizhou Estimated Monthly Family Cost of Living: $1,900  (per month) Estimated Average Income: $1,500 Because of the country's extreme terrain diversity, expansive rural areas and tech-savvy metropolis coexist side by side in China. Zhejiang's Taizhou is a lovely city, but how much would a dollar buy you in this Eastern paradise?

Take a Taxi ©Shutterstock/SOLOVEVA Anastasiia We don't know how much eating out will cost you, but we do know that taking a 15-minute taxi from point A to point B will cost you $1. At least here, getting about won't be a problem—that's astounding when you compare it to the price of a yellow taxi in cities like New York City.