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The Big Mac Index

Forty years of currency, told in burgers.

Cheapest
$2.60
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia
Median
$4.79
23 countries
Priciest
$7.99
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland
Spread
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cheapest โ†’ priciest

The Big Mac Index, mapped

USD price per unit. Blue = cheap, red = expensive.

$2.60$7.99
2000 โ†’ 2022

Twenty-five years of currency, in burgers.

The Economist began the index in 1986 to test purchasing power parity. We mirror their open dataset for our 23 markets, plus run live spot prices weekly between releases.

Source: github.com/TheEconomist/big-mac-data ยท 769 historical observations across 23 markets, 2000-04 to present.

Every country, ranked

  1. 1๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysiaRMย 12.00$2.60
  2. 2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndiaโ‚น230$2.76
  3. 3๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณVietnamโ‚ซ75,000$2.93
  4. 4๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐHong KongHK$24.00$3.07
  5. 5๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapanยฅ480$3.21
  6. 6๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina25.00ๅ…ƒ$3.45
  7. 7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesiaRpย 60,000$3.75
  8. 8๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailandเธฟ138$3.80
  9. 9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexicoMX$90$4.56
  10. 10๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingaporeS$6.40$4.75
  11. 11๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทSouth Korea6,500์›$4.78
  12. 12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustraliaA$7.40$4.79
  13. 13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanadaC$7.10$5.17
  14. 14๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazilR$26.90$5.18
  15. 15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States$5.69$5.69
  16. 16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpainโ‚ฌ5.40$5.92
  17. 17๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFranceโ‚ฌ5.50$6.03
  18. 18๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdomยฃ4.79$6.09
  19. 19๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermanyโ‚ฌ5.70$6.24
  20. 20๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentinaAR$6,500$6.69
  21. 21๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorwaykrย 75.00$6.89
  22. 22๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTurkeyโ‚บ250$7.35
  23. 23๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerlandCHFย 7.10$7.99