January 2006

2006 Big Mac Index

January 1, 2006


  Big Mac Price Implied PPP Actual Dollar Valuation against
  In Local Currency In Dollars of the Dollar Exchange Rate the Dollar
United States 3.10 3.10 . . .
Argentina 7.00 2.29 2.26 3.06 -26
Australia 3.25 2.44 1.05 1.33 -21
Brazil 6.40 2.78 2.06 2.30 -10
Britain 1.94 3.65 1.60 1.88 +18
Canada 3.52 3.14 1.14 1.12 +1
Chile 1,560 2.94 503 530 -5
China 10.5 1.31 3.39 8.03 -58
Czech Republic 59.05 2.67 19.0 22.1 -14
Denmark 27.75 4.77 8.95 5.82 +54
Egypt 9.50 1.65 3.06 5.77 -47
Euro Area 2.94 3.77 1.05 1.28 +22
Hong Kong 12 1.55 3.87 7.75 -50
Hungary 560 2.71 181 206 -12
Indonesia 14,600 1.57 4,710 9,325 -49
Japan 250 2.23 80.6 112 -28
Malaysia 5.50 1.52 1.77 3.63 -51
Mexico 29.00 2.57 9.35 11.3 -17
New Zealand 4.45 2.75 1.44 1.62 -11
Peru 9.50 2.91 3.06 3.26 -6
Philippines 85.00 1.62 27.4 52.6 -48
Poland 6.50 2.10 2.10 3.10 -32
Russia 48.00 1.77 15.5 27.1 -43
Singapore 3.60 2.27 1.16 1.59 -27
South Africa 13.95 2.11 4.50 6.60 -32
South Korea 2,500 2.62 806 952 -15
Sweden 33.00 4.53 10.6 7.28 +46
Switzerland 6.30 5.21 2.03 1.21 +68
Taiwan 75.00 2.33 24.2 32.1 -25
Thailand 60.00 1.56 19.4 38.4 -50
Turkey 4.20 2.72 1.35 1.54 -12
Venezuela 5,701 2.17 1,839 2,630 -30
Aruba 4.95 2.77 1.60 1.79 -11
Bulgaria 2.99 1.94 0.96 1.54 -37
Colombia 6,500 2.60 2,097 2,504 -16
Costa Rica 1,130 2.22 365 510 -28
Croatia 15.0 2.62 4.84 5.72 -15
Dom. Rep. 60.00 1.84 19.4 32.6 -41
Estonia 29.5 2.40 9.52 12.3 -23
Fiji 4.65 2.69 1.50 1.73 -13
Georgia 4.15 2.31 1.34 1.80 -26
Guatemala 17.25 2.27 5.56 7.59 -27
Honduras 35.95 1.90 11.6 18.9 -39
Iceland 459 6.37 148 72.0 +106
Latvia 1.35 2.47 0.44 0.55 -20
LIthuania 6.50 2.41 2.10 2.69 -22
Macau 11.1 1.39 3.59 7.99 -55
Moldova 23.0 1.75 7.42 13.2 -44
Morocco 24.5 2.82 7.92 8.71 -9
Norway 43.0 7.05 13.9 6.10 +127
Pakistan 130 2.16 41.9 60.1 -30
Paraguay 9,000 1.63 2,903 5,505 -47
Saudi Arabia 9.00 2.40 2.9 3.75 -23
Slovakia 58.0 1.97 18.7 29.5 -37
Slovenia 520 2.76 168 189 -11
Sri Lanka 190 1.85 61.3 103 -40
Ukraine 8.50 1.68 2.74 5.05 -46
UAE 9.00 2.45 2.90 3.67 -21
Uruguay 42.3 1.77 13.6 23.9 -43