Which country is the best to buy?

Comenius „Homo Economicus“

2012 - 2014

INTRODUCTION

As part of the Comenius program and in association with partner schools from Greece, Slovenia, Finland, Turkey, Belgium, Lithuania, Spain, Romania we have prepared a two year project entitled “Homo Economicus”. The main objectives of the project are to increase the students' awareness of the economic impact in their lives. We want to increase the students' conscience in the globalized world as responsible consumers, finding balance with personal interest and sustainable development. Students, guided by teachers, will make a list of products; investigate prices; calculate HEC (consumer price index), compare it over time and between countries; learn about economic crises and how they influence our living standard.

One of the activities in our project is to compare the price of different articles and how much time you have to work to get those articles in the different countries.

COMPARISON OF PRICES IN EIGHT COUNTRIES

LITHUANIA

FINLAND

ROMANIA

TURKEY

GREECE

SLOVENIA

SPAIN

BELGIUM

SALARY

I SHOULD WORK IN FINLAND OR BELGIUM, BECAUSE THEY EARN A LOT OF MONEY. I´M JUST GOING TO GO THERE TO WORK.

ONE M² BUILT IN THE CENTER OFTHE TOWN

CERTAINLY, IT´S MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUY A HOUSE IN FINLAND, BUT IN ROMANIA I HAVE TO WORK A LOT TO GET IT. SO I PREFER TO GO TO LIVE IN SPAIN.

VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT DIESEL

I HAVE MADE THE DECISION: “I’LL BUY A GERMAN CAR IN

BELGIUM”, IT’S CHEAPER AND I HAVE TO WORK LESS THERE

A CUP OF COFFEE

THE BEST PLACE TO DRINK COFFEE IS ROMANIA, NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT TASTES REALLY NICE, BUT ALSO SINCE IT´S CHEAPER AND I DON´T HAVE TO WORK TOO MUCH TO GET IT.

AMENU IN A RESTAURANT

WELL, OF COURSE I´M STARVING, SO I´M GOING TO EAT PELENJI, BECAUSE LITHUANIA IS THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO EAT AND THEY ARE DELICIUS.

BREAD 1 KILOGRAMDO FINNISH EAT BREAD AT ALL? I LIKE IT VERY MUCH AND I WILL MOVE TO TURKEY.

KILOGRAM OF CHICKENI DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY PRICE IS SO DIFFERENT. I AM SURE IT IS DELICIOUS EVERYWHERE AND I WILL TASTE IT IN FINLAND ON NEXT MEETING.

APPLESTHEY ARE RED, SWEET AND HEALTHY. I LIKE THEM, BUT THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE IN FINLAND AND IN BELGIUM.

NEWSPAPERHOW EXPENSIVE IS IT TO BE INFORMED IN FINLAND! HOW MUCH TIMES DO I HAVE TO WORK IN LITHUANIA TO GET A NEWSPAPER!

1L DIESEL

IT´S BETTER TO USE A BIKE IN GREECE AND TURKEY INSTEAD OF A CAR. I AM LAZY, SO I WILL STAY IN BELGIUM AND DRIVE A POLO.

THE LAST HARRY POTTER BOOK

WHICH LANGUAGE, DO YOU THINK IS MORE DIFFICULT TO READ FINNISH OR FLEMISH?

1L MINERAL WATER

WATER IS BASIC FOR OUR LIFE, SO YOU CAN DRINK IT IN ALMOST ALL THE COUNTRIES FOR A GOOD PRICE.

LEVIS JEANS MENMY FIANCE IS VERY COOL, SO HE GOES TO SLOVENIA TO GET HIS TROUSERS. IT´S THE SECOND CHEAPEST PLACE AND YOU DON´T HAVE TO WORK TOO MUCH TO GET THEM.

LAPTOP ASUS 15” K52J

I´M AN INFORMATICS MANIAC, THAT LAPTOP IS GREAT!!! I´M GOING TO GREECE TO BUY IT.

GO TO THE CINEMAI´M NOT SURE IF I´M GOING TO LEARN ROMANIAN OR TURKISH TO GO TO THE CINEMA TO SEE “SKYFALL”.

IPHONE 5G

WE SHOULD BUY IPHONE IN CHANIA DURING OUR LAST MEETING. SORRY, IT IS TOO LATE.

CHANNEL Nº 5GREAT, I CAN BUY MY FAVORITE PERFUME IN FINLAND IN FEBRUARY 2014. IT IS THE CHEAPEST THERE.

BIG MAC

IF YOU WANT TO EAT A HAMBURGER, EAT IT IN LITHUANIA, BUT IF YOU PREFER KEBAK, GO TO TURKEY.

SUMMARY

I´LL GET MY SALARY IN FINLAND AND WITH IT, I´M GOING TO BUY A NICE HOUSE IN TURKEY AND A VOLKSWAGEN CAR IN BELGIUM. I´LL FILL MY CAR WITH PETROL IN SPAIN WHILE WEARING MY TURKISH JEANS AND MY CHANNEL PERFUME FROM FINLAND, I´LL GO TO A NICE LITHUANIAN RESTAURANT AND AFTER THAT I´LL HAVE A CUP OF COFFE IN ROMANIA READING HARRY POTTER IN FLEMISH. IN THE AFTERNOON, I´LL PHONE WITH MY GREECE IPHONE TO MY FRIEND TO GO TO THE TURKISH CINEMA. WHILE I SEE “SKYFALL”, I´LL DRINK A TURKISH MINERAL WATER. AFTER THE FILM, I´LL EAT A NICE BIG MAC IN ROMANIAN MCDONALDS AND READ A ROMANIAN NEWSPAPER. AT HOME, I ´LL PUT MY GREECE LAPTOP ON A SHELF AND UPDATE PRICE INFORMATION WITH MY FRIENDS TO MAKE NEW DECISIONS.

INDEX

o INTRODUCTION

o SALARY

o ONE m² CENTER

o VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT DIESEL

o A CUP OF COFFE

o A MENU IN A RESTAURANT

o WHITE BREAD

o CHICKEN

o APPLES

o NEWSPAPER

o DIESEL

o HARRY POTTER

o MINERAL WATER

o LEVIS JEANS

o LAPTOP ASSUS 15” K52J

o GO TO THE CINEMA

o IPHONE 5G

o CHANEL Nº 5 50ML

o BIG MAC

o SUMMARY

Designed by Ekonomska in trgovska šola Brežice inside the Comenius Project “Homo Economicus”.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the view only of the author , and the Commission cannot be help responsible for any use which may be made of the information conteined therein.