The Economist has been doing a series creating a Big Mac Index over the years. Basically it converts the burger into currency and depicts its worth on a global scale. Pretty interesting stuff, that strangely speaks more loudly than that regular old metal and paper stuff.
The newest one, from yesterday, shows how many minutes of work the average person must do in various cities to earn enough to purchase a Big Mac.
Hard to believe someone could work for two hours for the very limited reward that a Big Mac provides. Just doesn't sit right in my stomach.
See also: the Starbucks latte index and the Coca Cola map of the world.
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