How much is One Piece's currency worth?


There are many transliterations of the currency: Berry, Beli, Berri. Which one
is the official one?

The Navy just give large bounties for pirates, Buggy has a 15 million bounty
and Luffy has a 30 million. Would Luffy's bounty be an equivalent to 30
million Yen?

What would be the real world value of the currency used in One Piece?




In the original, it's called _Beli_ in English. However, if the Japanese word
is translated correctly, it's _Beri_ \- it's a feature of the Japanese
language (look at [SingerOfTheFalls
answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/740/51)). However, it differs in
different languages: for example in Germany, it's Berry.

To compare the prices:

  * One cabbage loaf: 150 Beli
  * A Bon Chari: 500 Beli for renting, 10,000 Beli for buying
  * A Doskoi Panda brand shirt: 10,000 Beli
  * Nami's Jacket: 28,800 Beli

* * *

Regarding Luffy's bounty would be an equivalent to 30 million Yen,

> 30 million Beli on Luffy's head is a little bit old; his current bounty is
> 400 million Beli.

Quote:

> Fourth Bounty: Defeating yet another Shichibukai (Gekko Moriah), attacking a
> World Noble, causing an unprecedented breakout from Impel Down,
> participating in the Whitebeard War, and by intruding Marine Headquarters a
> second time and ringing the Ox Bell 16 times (which was taken as a
> declaration of war), Luffy's bounty has gone up 100,000,000 more to make a
> total of ![Beli symbol](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0mvFA.gif) 400,000,000
> making it the third highest active bounty known. The public revelation of
> his relation to Monkey D. Dragon may also have influenced it.




In the original, it's called _Beli_ in English. However, if the Japanese word
is translated correctly, it's _Beri_ \- it's a feature of the Japanese
language (look at [SingerOfTheFalls
answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/740/51)). However, it differs in
different languages: for example in Germany, it's Berry.

To compare the prices:

  * One cabbage loaf: 150 Beli
  * A Bon Chari: 500 Beli for renting, 10,000 Beli for buying
  * A Doskoi Panda brand shirt: 10,000 Beli
  * Nami's Jacket: 28,800 Beli

* * *

Regarding Luffy's bounty would be an equivalent to 30 million Yen,

> 30 million Beli on Luffy's head is a little bit old; his current bounty is
> 400 million Beli.

Quote:

> Fourth Bounty: Defeating yet another Shichibukai (Gekko Moriah), attacking a
> World Noble, causing an unprecedented breakout from Impel Down,
> participating in the Whitebeard War, and by intruding Marine Headquarters a
> second time and ringing the Ox Bell 16 times (which was taken as a
> declaration of war), Luffy's bounty has gone up 100,000,000 more to make a
> total of ![Beli symbol](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0mvFA.gif) 400,000,000
> making it the third highest active bounty known. The public revelation of
> his relation to Monkey D. Dragon may also have influenced it.

