2005 Big Mac Index

January 1, 2005


Big Mac Price Implied PPP Valuation against
  In Dollars of the dollar the Dollar
United States 3.06 . .
Argentina 1.64 1.55 -46
Australia 2.50 1.06 -18
Brazil 2.39 1.93 -22
Britain 3.44 1.63 +12
Canada 2.63 1.07 -14
Chile 2.53 490 -17
China 1.27 3.43 -59
Czech Republic 2.30 18.4 -25
Denmark 4.58 9.07 +50
Egypt 1.55 2.94 -49
Euro area 3.58 1.05 +17
Hong Kong 1.54 3.92 -50
Hungary 2.60 173 -15
Indonesia 1.53 4771 -50
Japan 2.34 81.7 -23
Malaysia 1.38 1.72 -55
Mexico 2.58 9.15 -16
NewZealand 3.17 1.45 +4
Peru 2.76 2.94 -10
Philippines 1.47 26.1 -52
Poland 1.96 2.12 -36
Russia 1.48 13.7 -52
Singapore 2.17 1.18 -29
South Africa 2.10 4.56 -31
South Korea 2.49 817 -19
Sweden 4.17 10.1 +36
Switzerland 5.05 2.06 +65
Taiwan 2.41 24.5 -21
Thailand 1.48 19.6 -52
Turkey 2.92 1.31 -5
Venezuela 2.13 1830 -30
Aruba 2.77 1.62 -10
Bulgaria 1.88 0.98 -39
Colombia 2.79 2124 -9
Costa Rica 2.38 369 -22
Croatia 2.50 4.87 -18
Dominican Republic 2.12 19.6 -31
Estonia 2.31 9.64 -24
Fiji 2.50 1.39 -18
Georgia 2.00 1.19 -34
Guatemala 2.20 5.47 -28
Honduras 1.91 11.7 -38
Iceland 6.67 143 +118
Jamaica 2.70 53.9 -12
Jordan 3.66 0.85 +19
Latvia 1.92 0.36 -37
Lebanon 2.85 1,405 -7
Lithuania 2.31 2.12 -24
Macau 1.40 3.66 -54
Macedonia 1.90 31.0 -38
Moldova 1.84 7.52 -40
Morocco 2.73 8.02 -11
Nicaragua 2.11 11.3 -31
Norway 6.06 12.7 +98
Pakistan 2.18 42.5 -29
Paraguay 1.44 2,941 -53
Qatar 0.68 0.81 -78
Saudi Arabia 2.40 2.94 -22
Serbia &Montenegro 2.08 45.8 -32
Slovakia 2.09 21.6 -32
Slovenia 2.56 163 -16
Sri Lanka 1.75 57.2 -43
Ukraine 1.43 2.37 -53
UAE 2.45 2.94 -20
Uruguay 1.82 14.4 -40