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Big Mac index
The Big Mac index was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their “correct” level, since the sandwich is identical everywhere in the world. It is therefore also a great guide to the general price levels in most parts of the world.
The prices are from July 2022 and converted to US$.
| Venezuela | $1.76 |
| Romania | $2.28 |
| Indonesia | $2.34 |
| South Africa | $2.34 |
| India | $2.39 |
| Egypt | $2.43 |
| Malaysia | $2.45 |
| Taiwan | $2.51 |
| Hungary | $2.65 |
| Hong Kong | $2.68 |
| Turkey | $2.68 |
| Philippines | $2.75 |
| Azerbaijan | $2.77 |
| Japan | $2.83 |
| Vietnam | $2.95 |
| Moldova | $3.11 |
| Pakistan | $3.16 |
| Jordan | $3.24 |
| Guatemala | $3.36 |
| Mexico | $3.43 |
| Colombia | $3.48 |
| Thailand | $3.50 |
| South Korea | $3.50 |
| China | $3.56 |
| Qatar | $3.57 |
| Peru | $3.57 |
| Poland | $3.59 |
| Honduras | $3.62 |
| Chile | $3.66 |
| Croatia | $3.68 |
| Oman | $3.69 |
| Sri Lanka | $3.72 |
| Nicaragua | $3.87 |
| Costa Rica | $3.91 |
| Czech Republic | $3.97 |
| Kuwait | $4.23 |
| Singapore | $4.24 |
| Bahrain | $4.24 |
| Brazil | $4.25 |
| New Zealand | $4.43 |
| Britain | $4.44 |
| Saudi Arabia | $4.53 |
| Argentina | $4.57 |
| Australia | $4.63 |
| Euro area | $4.77 |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.90 |
| Israel | $4.95 |
| Lebanon | $5.08 |
| United States | $5.15 |
| Canada | $5.25 |
| Sweden | $5.59 |
| Uruguay | $6.08 |
| Norway | $6.26 |
| Switzerland | $6.71 |