# Read the price range

Lesson 2 of [Read a Restaurant Listing](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/read-a-restaurant-listing.md), 12 minutes.

Price signs rank restaurants against each other, not against fixed prices. Use them to compare. Do not use them to set a budget. Compare in one city A price sign scale is relative. The same sign can mean a different price in a small town and in a large city. Compare restaurants only inside one city.…

The rest of this lesson is for learners enrolled in the course. [See how Read a Restaurant Listing works](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/read-a-restaurant-listing.md).

Also on the [web page](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/read-a-restaurant-listing/read-the-price-range).