[caublestone]

Beer .5 ducat a pint. College starting at 640 ducats a year up to 2560 ducats a year. So formal education started at 1280 times and went up to 6400 times the price of a pint. Which at $6/pint today would be ~$7500 to $36k a year.

[moron4hire]

Yeah, comparing beer prices, it looks like the exchange rate is around 1 farthing = $5 USD (assuming buying direct from producer, not at a bar that is adding overhead after distribution. US booze distribution laws are insane and add tons of cost)

So that makes

  1 penny = $40
  1 crown = $200
  1 shilling = $480
  1 pound = $9600

[maxerickson]

The craft brewery here sells one of their cheaper beers for $3 a pint.

(they mostly have $4 and $4.50 price points, with some smaller batches costing more)

[caublestone]

How much is community college where you are? How much is state?

[maxerickson]

The localest community college is $5,000 in-county, around $7,000 in state. A cheaper state school is ~$10,000 a year (all numbers are tuition).

[zeroonetwothree]

In the Bay Area beer is upwards of $10+ now.

[artursapek]

That padded salary doesn't feel too good anymore, does it?

[siquick]

I will never complain about Sydney's ~$10.5AUD/~$7USD pints (568ml) again.