The 1997 Big Mac Index from The Economist is shown below. If are looking to get the entire Big Mac Index dataset going back to 1986, click here to download the complete spreadsheet.
Big Mac Index - Published April 10, 1997
| Country | Local Price | $ Price | $ Exchange Rate | Dollar PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1 | 1.03 |
| Australia | 2.5 | 1.94 | 1.29 | 1.03 |
| Austria | 34 | 2.82 | 12 | 14 |
| Belgium | 109 | 3.09 | 35.3 | 45 |
| Brazil | 2.97 | 2.81 | 1.06 | 1.23 |
| Britain | 1.81 | 2.95 | 0.61 | 0.75 |
| Canada | 2.88 | 2.07 | 1.39 | 1.19 |
| Chile | 1200 | 2.88 | 417 | 496 |
| China | 9.7 | 1.16 | 8.33 | 4.01 |
| Czech. Rep. | 53 | 1.81 | 29.2 | 21.9 |
| Denmark | 25.75 | 3.95 | 6.52 | 10.6 |
| France | 17.5 | 3.04 | 5.76 | 7.23 |
| Germany/W. Germany | 4.9 | 2.86 | 1.71 | 2.02 |
| Holland | 5.45 | 2.83 | 1.92 | 2.25 |
| Hong Kong | 9.9 | 1.28 | 7.75 | 4.09 |
| Hungary | 271 | 1.52 | 178 | 112 |
| Israel | 11.5 | 3.40 | 3.38 | 4.75 |
| Italy | 4600 | 2.73 | 1683 | 1901 |
| Japan | 294 | 2.34 | 126 | 121 |
| Malaysia | 3.87 | 1.55 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Mexico | 14.9 | 1.89 | 7.9 | 6.16 |
| New Zealand | 3.25 | 2.24 | 1.45 | 1.34 |
| Poland | 4.3 | 1.39 | 3.1 | 1.78 |
| Russia/Soviet Union | 11000 | 1.92 | 5739 | 4545 |
| Singapore | 3 | 2.08 | 1.44 | 1.24 |
| South Africa | 7.8 | 1.76 | 4.43 | 3.22 |
| S. Korea | 2300 | 2.57 | 894 | 950 |
| Spain | 375 | 2.60 | 144 | 155 |
| Sweden | 26 | 3.37 | 7.72 | 10.7 |
| Switzerland | 5.9 | 4.02 | 1.47 | 2.44 |
| Taiwan | 68 | 2.47 | 27.6 | 28.1 |
| Thailand | 46.7 | 1.79 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
| United States | 2.42 | 2.42 | . | . |