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The Workday Index
How long you work to buy one Big Mac.
The product is a constant โ same spec, same brand. But the time it takes to earn one isn't. We divide each country's local price by the median net hourly wage. The result is the workday cost โ the same item, priced in labour.
Easiest
13m
๐ฆ๐บAustralia
Median
22m
23 countries
Hardest
2h 47m
๐ฆ๐ทArgentina
Spread
ร13
easiest โ hardest
Time worked per Workday
- 1๐ฆ๐บAustralia$21.50/h13m
- 2๐จ๐ญSwitzerland$32.50/h15m
- 3๐ณ๐ดNorway$27.00/h15m
- 4๐ฏ๐ตJapan$12.50/h15m
- 5๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong$11.00/h17m
- 6๐ธ๐ฌSingapore$16.50/h17m
- 7๐จ๐ฆCanada$17.50/h18m
- 8๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom$19.50/h19m
- 9๐บ๐ธUnited States$18.00/h19m
- 10๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea$14.20/h20m
- 11๐ฉ๐ชGermany$18.50/h20m
- 12๐ซ๐ทFrance$16.20/h22m
- 13๐ช๐ธSpain$11.80/h30m
- 14๐จ๐ณChina$4.80/h43m
- 15๐ฒ๐พMalaysia$3.20/h49m
- 16๐น๐ญThailand$3.20/h1h 11m
- 17๐ฒ๐ฝMexico$3.40/h1h 20m
- 18๐ง๐ทBrazil$3.80/h1h 22m
- 19๐ป๐ณVietnam$1.80/h1h 38m
- 20๐น๐ทTurkey$3.20/h2h 18m
- 21๐ฎ๐ณIndia$1.20/h2h 18m
- 22๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia$1.40/h2h 41m
- 23๐ฆ๐ทArgentina$2.40/h2h 47m
Wage figures are median net hourly estimates for 2024-2025, drawn from ILO/OECD/Numbeo cross-checks. Treated as estimated until manually verified per country.