January 1996
|
Big Mac |
Actual $ |
Implied PPP |
Country |
In local currency |
In dollars |
Exchange Rate |
of the dollar |
Argentina |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1.27 |
Australia |
2.5 |
1.97 |
1.27 |
1.06 |
Austria |
36 |
3.4 |
10.7 |
15.3 |
Belgium |
109 |
3.5 |
31.2 |
46.2 |
Brazil |
2.95 |
2.98 |
0.99 |
1.25 |
Britain |
1.79 |
2.7 |
0.66 |
0.76 |
Canada |
2.86 |
2.1 |
1.36 |
1.21 |
Chile |
950 |
2.33 |
408 |
403 |
China |
9.6 |
1.15 |
8.35 |
4.07 |
Czech. Rep. |
51 |
1.85 |
27.6 |
21.6 |
Denmark |
25.75 |
4.4 |
5.85 |
10.9 |
France |
17.5 |
3.41 |
5.13 |
7.42 |
Germany/W. Germany |
4.9 |
3.22 |
1.52 |
2.08 |
Holland |
5.45 |
3.21 |
1.7 |
2.31 |
Hong Kong |
9.9 |
1.28 |
7.74 |
4.19 |
Hungary |
214 |
1.43 |
150 |
90.7 |
Israel |
9.5 |
3 |
3.17 |
4.03 |
Italy |
4500 |
2.9 |
1551 |
1907 |
Japan |
288 |
2.7 |
107 |
122 |
Malaysia |
3.76 |
1.51 |
2.49 |
1.59 |
Mexico |
14.9 |
2.02 |
7.37 |
6.31 |
New Zealand |
2.95 |
2.01 |
1.47 |
1.25 |
Poland |
3.8 |
1.44 |
2.64 |
1.61 |
Russia/Soviet Union |
9500 |
1.93 |
4918 |
4025 |
Singapore |
3.05 |
2.16 |
1.41 |
1.29 |
South Africa |
7 |
1.64 |
4.26 |
2.97 |
S. Korea |
2300 |
2.95 |
779 |
975 |
Spain |
365 |
2.89 |
126 |
155 |
Sweden |
26 |
3.87 |
6.71 |
11 |
Switzerland |
5.9 |
4.8 |
1.23 |
2.5 |
Taiwan |
65 |
2.39 |
27.2 |
27.5 |
Thailand |
48 |
1.9 |
25.3 |
20.3 |
United States |
2.36 |
2.36 |
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