What

Price in USA dollars

Cost in Euros (1.00 Euro=  $1.56)

Taxes?

Levi’s Capital Jeans

$168

107.7 Euros

None: no sales tax on clothing

Nike Jordan

$150

96.2 Euros

None: no sales tax on clothing

MacBook Air

$1799

1153.5 Euros

iPhone

$399

255.7 Euros

Sony Reader

$299

191.6 Euros

Apple I POD

$249

159.8 Euros

5% sales tax

Nintendo Wii

$249

159.8 Euros

5% sales tax

Starbuck’s latte

$2.80

1.79 Euros

5% meals tax

Draft Beer at Pub 

$4.50

2.88 Euros

None: no sales tax on beer

Fare on Boston’s “T” Underground 

$2.00

1.28 Euro

None: no sales tax on transit

Taxi cab to Logan Airport from downtown hotel 

$20.00 to the airport; $25 from the airport

12.8 Euros to the airport; 16 Euros from the airport

None: no sales tax on taxis. All fares leaving Logan Airport are charged a $2.00 airport fee. Travel through the harbor tunnels will cost an additional $4.50 toll fee

One-way Amtrak (rail) 4-hour fare to New York City Penn Station 

$84.00

53.7 Euros (at peak times)

None: no sales tax on fares

Boston Duck Tour

$27.00

17.27 Euros

5% sales tax

Boston CityPass (admission to most popular museums: $73.00 value)

$44.00

28.15 Euros

None: no sales tax on museum admissions

Go Boston Card

(admission to 64 attractions and museums in Boston)

From $49.00 for a one day card to $143.00 for a seven day card

31.35 Euros for a one day card to 91.5 for a seven day card

None: no sales tax on museum and attraction admissions