January 1997
|
Big Mac Price |
Actual $ |
Implied PPP |
| Country |
In local currency |
In dollars |
Exchange Rate |
of the dollar |
| Argentina |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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 |
3.4 |
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 |
2.6 |
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 |
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