Orders of magnitude (currency)
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This page is a progressive and labeled list of the SI currency
orders of magnitude, with certain examples appended to some list objects.
Currency
In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
orders of magnitude, with certain examples appended to some list objects.
| Factor ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
Long scale Long and short scales The long and short scales are two of several different large-number naming systems used throughout the world for integer powers of ten. Many countries, including most in continental Europe, use the long scale whereas most English-speaking countries use the short scale... |
Short scale Long and short scales The long and short scales are two of several different large-number naming systems used throughout the world for integer powers of ten. Many countries, including most in continental Europe, use the long scale whereas most English-speaking countries use the short scale... |
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| 10 −17 | one Zimbabwean cent Zimbabwean dollar The Zimbabwean dollar was the official currency of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 12 April 2009.... |
$3.33 * 10−17 | Exchange rate on February 2 of 2009 | |
| 10−3 | one mill Mill (currency) The mill or mille is a now-abstract unit of currency used sometimes in accounting. In the United States, it is a notional unit equivalent to of a United States dollar... |
$0.001 | smallest unit of currency, used in pricing gasoline and computing taxes | |
| 10−2 | one cent Cent (currency) In many national currencies, the cent is a monetary unit that equals 1⁄100 of the basic monetary unit. Etymologically, the word cent derives from the Latin word "centum" meaning hundred. Cent also refers to a coin which is worth one cent.... |
$0.01 | used chiefly for making change | |
| 10−1 | one dime | $0.10 | highest common price per page for self-service monochrome photocopying | |
| 100 | one dollar United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... |
$1 | double cheeseburger at McDonald's McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948... |
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| $4 | typical drink of gourmet coffee | |||
| 101 | ten dollars | $10 | wristwatch with quartz circuit, 20 lb. sack of rice | |
| 102 | one hundred dollars | $100 | 2 or 3 video games | |
| $400 | approximate annual GDP Gross domestic product Gross domestic product refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living.... per capita (PPP Purchasing power parity In economics, purchasing power parity is a condition between countries where an amount of money has the same purchasing power in different countries. The prices of the goods between the countries would only reflect the exchange rates... ) for East Timor East Timor The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor... (2004, CIA World Factbook) |
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| 103 | one thousand dollars | $1,000 | used car (15 years old, runs) | |
| $1,000 | midrange personal computer Personal computer A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator... |
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| $1,000 | a nice digital camera, approximate GDP per capita (PPP) for Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... (2004) |
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| $9,117 | approximate world GDP per capita (PPP) (2008) | |||
| 104 | ten thousand dollars | $10,000 | cheap new car | |
| $10,000 | approximate GDP per capita (PPP) for Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (2004) |
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| $20,000 | (Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... )–$40,000 (Jersey Jersey Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) - approximate GDP per capita (PPP) in most first world First World The concept of the First World first originated during the Cold War, where it was used to describe countries that were aligned with the United States. These countries were democratic and capitalistic. After the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the term "First World" took on a... nations (2004) |
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| $26,000 | cost of an average new car | |||
| $30,000 | cost of an Engineering degree Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world... from an average university |
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| $35,060 | annual income (GNI) per capita (PPP Purchasing power parity In economics, purchasing power parity is a condition between countries where an amount of money has the same purchasing power in different countries. The prices of the goods between the countries would only reflect the exchange rates... ) for employed Employment Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :... citizens of the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... , as of 2002 |
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| 105 | one hundred thousand dollars | $100,000 - $999,999 | In the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... , a "six figure Number A number is a mathematical object used to count and measure. In mathematics, the definition of number has been extended over the years to include such numbers as zero, negative numbers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and complex numbers.... salary Salary A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis.... " is sometimes seen as a milestone Milestone A milestone is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road or boundary at intervals of one mile or occasionally, parts of a mile. They are typically located at the side of the road or in a median. They are alternatively known as mile markers, mileposts or mile posts... of significant wealth Wealth Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions. The word wealth is derived from the old English wela, which is from an Indo-European word stem... , and indicator of higher social class Social class Social classes are economic or cultural arrangements of groups in society. Class is an essential object of analysis for sociologists, political scientists, economists, anthropologists and social historians. In the social sciences, social class is often discussed in terms of 'social stratification'... . |
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| $100,000 | small house far from cities | |||
| $100,000 | cost of a Law degree Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world... from a prestigious university |
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| $101,000 | median Median In probability theory and statistics, a median is described as the numerical value separating the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to... value of a home in the U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... in 1990 |
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| $120,000 | median Median In probability theory and statistics, a median is described as the numerical value separating the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to... value of a home in the U.S. in 2000 |
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| 106 | one million dollars | $1,000,000 | huge house in suburbs, nice condo downtown in large city | |
| 107 | ten million dollars | $10,000,000 | a small hospital | |
| 108 | one hundred million dollars | $100,000,000 | large city office building | |
| $264,000,000 | estimated price of an Airbus A380 Airbus A380 The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. Due to its size, many airports had to modify and improve facilities to accommodate it... airplane |
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| 109 | one milliard dollars | one billion dollars | $1.5×109 | Burj Khalifa, world's tallest building |
| $2.5×109 | estimated cost of a B-2 Spirit B-2 Spirit The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is an American heavy bomber with low observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons. The bomber has a crew of two and can drop up to eighty -class JDAM GPS-guided bombs, or sixteen ... stealth bomber |
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| 1010 | ten milliard dollars | ten billion dollars | $15.83×109 | Gross Domestic Product Gross domestic product Gross domestic product refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living.... of Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... |
| $45×109 | cost of the high-speed train from San Francisco to Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , the route for which is to be constructed by the California High-Speed Rail Authority California High-Speed Rail Authority The California High-Speed Rail Authority is a California state agency established pursuant to the California High-Speed Rail Act to develop and implement high-speed intercity rail service, such as the California High-Speed Rail project.- Members :The authority is composed of nine members... |
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| $55×109 | cost of a manned mission to Mars Manned mission to Mars A manned mission to Mars has been the subject of science fiction, engineering, and scientific proposals throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century... with a crew of four astronaut Astronaut An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft.... s (cost would be spread out over ten years) using Robert Zubrin Robert Zubrin Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer and author, best known for his advocacy of the manned exploration of Mars. He was the driving force behind Mars Direct—a proposal intended to produce significant reductions in the cost and complexity of such a mission... ’s Mars Direct Mars Direct Mars Direct is a proposal for a manned mission to Mars. Proponents of the scheme have claimed it to be both cost-effective and that it can be conducted with current technology. It was originally detailed in a research paper by NASA engineers Robert Zubrin and David Baker in 1990, and later expanded... plan |
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| $62×109 | fortune of Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as "legendary investor, Warren Buffett", he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is... , world's richest man, as of 2008 http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Warren-Buffett_C0R3.html |
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| 1011 | one hundred milliard dollars | one hundred billion dollars | $100×109 | budget for reconstruction of Iraq Reconstruction of Iraq Investment in post-2003 Iraq refers to international efforts to rebuild the infrastructure of Iraq since the Iraq War in 2003.Along with the economic reform of Iraq, international projects have been implemented to repair and upgrade Iraqi water and sewage treatment plants, electricity production,... |
| $100×109 | total cost of the International Space Station International Space Station The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes... |
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| $169×109 | total value of all real estate Real estate In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or... in Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York... |
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| $236×109 | Gross Domestic Product Gross domestic product Gross domestic product refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living.... of Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... (CIA World Factbook) |
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| $420×109 | approximate United States budget deficit | |||
| $972×109 | total cost so far (as of March 2010) of the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan ($712 billion for the Iraq War and $260 billion for the War in Afghanistan) | |||
| 1012 | one billion dollars | one trillion dollars | $1.26×1012 | total value of all real estate Real estate In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or... in Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
| $2.5×1012 | approximate United States annual federal budget | |||
| $9.06×1012 | United States national debt United States public debt The United States public debt is the money borrowed by the federal government of the United States at any one time through the issue of securities by the Treasury and other federal government agencies... http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ |
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| 1013 | ten billion dollars | ten trillion dollars | $12.39×1012 | United States GDP (PPP) as of 2005 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html |
| $42.7 ×1012 | total wealth Wealth Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions. The word wealth is derived from the old English wela, which is from an Indo-European word stem... of all 10.9 million rich people Rich People The Hospitals is a 2005 EP by The Hospitals. The second side consists entirely of cover versions.-Track listing:All songs by Adam Stonehouse, except where stated.Side one#"Rich People" Side two #"You Get on my Nerves"... (defined as those with $1 million or more of investable assets) in the world (27% of which are women) as of 2010 |
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| $53.5 ×1012 | total of all private household net worth Net worth In business, net worth is the total assets minus total outside liabilities of an individual or a company. For a company, this is called shareholders' preference and may be referred to as book value. Net worth is stated as at a particular year in time... in the United States as of Sep. 2009 |
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| $55×1012 | global GDP (PPP) | |||
| $62×1012 | value of all real estate in the developed countries (includes $48 trillion residential real estate and $14 trillion commercial real estate) as of 2002 | |||
| 1014 | one hundred billion dollars | one hundred trillion dollars | $140×1012 | total value of all world financial asset Financial asset A financial asset is an intangible asset that derives value because of a contractual claim. Examples include bank deposits, bonds, and stocks. Financial assets are usually more liquid than tangible assets, such as land or real estate, and are traded on financial markets.... s |
| $510 ×1012 | total world derivative contracts Derivative (finance) A derivative instrument is a contract between two parties that specifies conditions—in particular, dates and the resulting values of the underlying variables—under which payments, or payoffs, are to be made between the parties.Under U.S... as of June 2007 http://www.bis.org/statistics/derstats.htm |
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