Well, all currencies are tied to the US dollar as we are the reserve currency of the world, its hard to say though. In terms of gold and silver the cost of things really wont change no matter where you live. Heres a video from Zimbabwe a few years back, if anyone knows about how gold can save you in a currency collapse its the people of Zimbabwe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ubJp6rmUYM http://maelkotto.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/inflasion-in-zimbabwe-011.jpg