4 Countries Where U.S. Dollars Are Worth the Least

Many travelers are familiar with currency exchange rates and how that translates from dollar to yen, euro, or peso. But there's another metric that puts the relative strength of the dollar in perspective: purchasing-power parity.

In the following video, Fool markets analyst Mike Klesta talks with Fool contributor Dan Caplinger about this mouthful of a metric. Dan offers four countries where the dollar doesn't go very far.

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