Big Mac Index 2014

January 24, 2014

Click here to download the complete spreadsheet. Big Mac Index information is from the Economist, click here for the Kindle version of the Economist.

 

 


Country local_price dollar_ex dollar_price dollar_ppp dollar_valuation dollar_adj_valuation euro_adj_valuation sterling_adj_valuation yen_adj_valuation yuan_adj_valuation
Argentina 21 6.92 3.03 4.54 -34.39 2.58 -11.95 -6.88 55.73 1.36
Australia 5.05 1.13 4.47 1.09 -3.26 -17.60 -29.27 -25.20 25.10 -18.58
Brazil 12.4 2.36 5.25 2.68 13.48 72.65 48.19 56.72 162.11 70.60
Britain 2.79 0.60 4.63 0.60 0.06 10.17 -5.44 0.00 67.25 8.86
Canada 5.54 1.11 5.01 1.20 8.41 6.19 -8.85 -3.61 61.21 4.93
Chile 2000 541.95 3.69 432.51 -20.19 18.61 1.81 7.66 80.07 17.20
China 16.6 6.05 2.74 3.59 -40.68 1.20 -13.13 -8.14 53.64 0.00
Colombia 8600 1982.80 4.34 1859.79 -6.20 55.67 33.61 41.30 136.32 53.81
Costa Rica 2150 501.92 4.28 464.95 -7.37
Czech Republic 70.45 20.28 3.47 15.24 -24.89 2.75 -11.81 -6.74 55.98 1.53
Denmark 28.5 5.50 5.18 6.16 12.03 0.95 -13.35 -8.37 53.26 -0.25
Egypt 16.93 6.96 2.43 3.66 -47.40 -6.45 -19.70 -15.08 42.02 -7.56
Euro area 3.657962724 0.74 4.96 0.79 7.30 16.51 0.00 5.75 76.87 15.12
Hong Kong 18 7.76 2.32 3.89 -49.82 -41.95 -50.17 -47.31 -11.87 -42.64
Hungary 860 223.10 3.85 185.98 -16.64 24.53 6.89 13.03 89.05 23.05
India 95 61.85 1.54 20.54 -66.78 -39.44 -48.02 -45.03 -8.06 -40.16
Indonesia 27939 12140.00 2.30 6041.95 -50.23 -12.35 -24.77 -20.44 33.07 -13.39
Israel 17.5 3.49 5.02 3.78 8.49 28.25 10.08 16.42 94.71 26.73
Japan 310 104.25 2.97 67.04 -35.69 -34.13 -43.46 -40.21 0.00 -34.91
Lithuania 8.8 2.55 3.46 1.90 -25.24
Malaysia 7.4 3.32 2.23 1.60 -51.85 -23.71 -34.52 -30.76 15.81 -24.62
Mexico 37 13.33 2.78 8.00 -39.99 -5.01 -18.47 -13.78 44.21 -6.14
New Zealand 5.5 1.20 4.57 1.19 -1.13 12.24 -3.66 1.88 70.40 10.91
Norway 48 6.16 7.80 10.38 68.58 14.27 -1.92 3.73 73.48 12.91
Pakistan 320 105.42 3.04 69.20 -34.35 20.34 3.29 9.24 82.69 18.91
Peru 10 2.81 3.56 2.16 -22.94 30.41 11.93 18.37 97.97 28.86
Philippines 135 45.23 2.98 29.19 -35.45 15.98 -0.45 5.27 76.07 14.60
Poland 9.2 3.07 3.00 1.99 -35.16 -2.32 -16.16 -11.34 48.28 -3.49
Russia 89 33.94 2.62 19.25 -43.29 -13.98 -26.17 -21.92 30.59 -15.00
Saudi Arabia 11 3.75 2.93 2.38 -36.57 -14.10 -26.27 -22.02 30.41 -15.12
Singapore 4.6 1.28 3.60 0.99 -22.21 -22.91 -33.84 -30.03 17.03 -23.83
South Africa 23.5 10.88 2.16 5.08 -53.28 -23.64 -34.46 -30.69 15.92 -24.55
South Korea 3700 1067.30 3.47 800.14 -25.03 -0.07 -14.22 -9.29 51.71 -1.26
Sri Lanka 350 130.80 2.68 75.69 -42.13
Sweden 40.7 6.47 6.29 8.80 35.97 24.77 7.09 13.25 89.41 23.28
Switzerland 6.5 0.91 7.14 1.41 54.46 15.69 -0.70 5.02 75.64 14.32
Taiwan 79 30.16 2.62 17.08 -43.36 -22.15 -33.18 -29.34 18.18 -23.08
Thailand 96 32.88 2.92 20.76 -36.85 7.77 -7.50 -2.18 63.61 6.49
Turkey 8.5 2.26 3.76 1.84 -18.72 28.23 10.06 16.39 94.66 26.70
UAE 12 3.67 3.27 2.60 -29.35
Ukraine 19 8.38 2.27 4.11 -50.96
United States 4.62 1.00 4.62 1.00 0.00 0.00 -14.17 -9.23 51.81 -1.19
Uruguay 105 21.38 4.91 22.71 6.21
Venezuela 45 6.29 7.15 9.73 54.66
Austria 3.39 0.74 4.60 0.73 -0.56 -1.84 -15.75 -10.90 49.01 -3.01
Belgium 3.95 0.74 5.36 0.85 15.87 17.38 0.75 6.55 78.20 15.99
Estonia 2.8 0.74 3.80 0.61 -17.86 18.40 1.62 7.47 79.74 16.99
Finland 4.1 0.74 5.56 0.89 20.27 19.74 2.78 8.69 81.79 18.32
France 3.8 0.74 5.15 0.82 11.47 16.32 -0.16 5.58 76.58 14.93
Germany 3.67 0.74 4.98 0.79 7.66 12.22 -3.68 1.86 70.36 10.88
Greece 3.05 0.74 4.14 0.66 -10.53 13.00 -3.01 2.57 71.55 11.65
Ireland 3.46 0.74 4.69 0.75 1.50 1.53 -12.85 -7.84 54.14 0.33
Italy 3.85 0.74 5.22 0.83 12.94 27.80 9.70 16.01 94.02 26.28
Netherlands 3.45 0.74 4.68 0.75 1.20 -0.61 -14.69 -9.78 50.89 -1.79
Portugal 3 0.74 4.07 0.65 -12.00 17.40 0.77 6.57 78.23 16.01
Spain 3.65 0.74 4.95 0.79 7.07 26.97 8.98 15.25 92.75 25.46

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