Infographics: Forbidden cost of vice?

Published On: January 19, 2017 12:05 AM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

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Indulging in a weekly habit of drugs, booze and cigarettes can cost you as little as $41.40 in Laos and a whopping $1,441.50 in Japan, according to the Bloomberg Vice Index.

Bloomberg compared the price of a basket of goods —tobacco, alcohol, amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioids—in more than 100 countries relative to the U.S., where your fix of the vices adds up to almost $400, or about a third of the weekly income.Source: psychcentral.com