Canadian to Samoan currency question

Hey!

I've been lightly planning my summer vacation and I'm 90% sure on Samoa. I've been playing around with booking.com checking hotel prices but they're all listed in Canadian dollars.

I used a currency converter and roughly $500 equals 1000 tala. I'm just wondering what a tala would buy you. Like $5 will get you a beer in a pub in Canada, or a hotel is $150.

Anyone know? My travel books are ordered but I'm impatient lol. Thanks!

I wouldn't totally rely on guide books for up to date prices.
Similarly, I recall paying ~ 4 tala for draught beer at my hotel bar in Apia around 3 years ago.

There is a huge difference in price depending if you want to 'live like a local' - buy your beer at a local stall or shop, (5 tala a small bottle Vailima, 7 a large) stay at hotels not in international guide books - e.g basic Fales & GUESTHOUSES from 50 - 100 tala or nice hotels about 220 tala. ( these normal including breakfast often dinner too, and meals range from 15- 20 tala)
Or if you want to stay at the well known resorts, where most beer is 10 tala for a small vailima, 18- 20 for a cocktail and a room about 200- 500 tala- not including meals, which would be about 20 - 50 tala each.....
Depends on how you travel and what you expect.
I love the beach FALES and local guest houses i spend about 80 - 120 tala a day for my own room / a couple of meals, a few beers, each day.

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