Signature
The Big Mac Index
Forty years of currency, told in burgers.
Cheapest
$2.60
๐ฒ๐พMalaysia
Median
$4.79
23 countries
Priciest
$7.99
๐จ๐ญSwitzerland
Spread
ร3.1
cheapest โ priciest
The Big Mac Index, mapped
USD price per unit. Blue = cheap, red = expensive.
$2.60$7.99
2000 โ 2022
Twenty-five years of currency, in burgers.
The Economist began the index in 1986 to test purchasing power parity. We mirror their open dataset for our 23 markets, plus run live spot prices weekly between releases.
Source: github.com/TheEconomist/big-mac-data ยท 769 historical observations across 23 markets, 2000-04 to present.
Every country, ranked
- 1๐ฒ๐พMalaysiaRMย 12.00$2.60
- 2๐ฎ๐ณIndiaโน230$2.76
- 3๐ป๐ณVietnamโซ75,000$2.93
- 4๐ญ๐ฐHong KongHK$24.00$3.07
- 5๐ฏ๐ตJapanยฅ480$3.21
- 6๐จ๐ณChina25.00ๅ $3.45
- 7๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesiaRpย 60,000$3.75
- 8๐น๐ญThailandเธฟ138$3.80
- 9๐ฒ๐ฝMexicoMX$90$4.56
- 10๐ธ๐ฌSingaporeS$6.40$4.75
- 11๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea6,500์$4.78
- 12๐ฆ๐บAustraliaA$7.40$4.79
- 13๐จ๐ฆCanadaC$7.10$5.17
- 14๐ง๐ทBrazilR$26.90$5.18
- 15๐บ๐ธUnited States$5.69$5.69
- 16๐ช๐ธSpainโฌ5.40$5.92
- 17๐ซ๐ทFranceโฌ5.50$6.03
- 18๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdomยฃ4.79$6.09
- 19๐ฉ๐ชGermanyโฌ5.70$6.24
- 20๐ฆ๐ทArgentinaAR$6,500$6.69
- 21๐ณ๐ดNorwaykrย 75.00$6.89
- 22๐น๐ทTurkeyโบ250$7.35
- 23๐จ๐ญSwitzerlandCHFย 7.10$7.99