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 January 2022 and converted to US$.
Russia | 1,74 |
Turkey | 1,86 |
Indonesia | 2,36 |
Malaysia | 2,39 |
Romania | 2,40 |
Ukraine | 2,43 |
India | 2,55 |
South Africa | 2,58 |
Azerbaijan | 2,65 |
Taiwan | 2,70 |
Egypt | 2,71 |
Philippines | 2,79 |
Hong Kong | 2,82 |
Moldova | 2,89 |
Oman | 2,99 |
Jordan | 2,99 |
Vietnam | 3,05 |
Hungary | 3,09 |
Lebanon | 3,26 |
Colombia | 3,29 |
Mexico | 3,34 |
Pakistan | 3,34 |
Peru | 3,36 |
Guatemala | 3,38 |
Japan | 3,38 |
Poland | 3,44 |
Croatia | 3,52 |
Qatar | 3,57 |
Honduras | 3,62 |
Nicaragua | 3,78 |
South Korea | 3,82 |
China | 3,83 |
Thailand | 3,84 |
Chile | 3,88 |
Bahrain | 3,98 |
Saudi Arabia | 4,00 |
Czech Republic | 4,11 |
Costa Rica | 4,12 |
Kuwait | 4,13 |
Sri Lanka | 4,15 |
Argentina | 4,29 |
Brazil | 4,31 |
Singapore | 4,36 |
Australia | 4,51 |
New Zealand | 4,60 |
United Arab Emirates | 4,63 |
Britain | 4,82 |
Denmark | 4,82 |
Euro area | 4,95 |
Venezuela | 5,06 |
Canada | 5,32 |
Israel | 5,35 |
Uruguay | 5,43 |
Sweden | 5,79 |
United States | 5,81 |
Norway | 6,39 |
Switzerland | 6,98 |