Friday, August 21, 2009

The Economist - How many minutes to earn the price of a Big Mac?

Being a BigMac fan I couldn't resist this. Global average looks to be about 38 minutes! - MBC

http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14288808&fsrc=nwl

"...UBS report published this week offers a handy guide to how long it takes a worker on the average net wage to earn the price of a Big Mac in 73 cities. Fast-food junkies are best off in Chicago, Toronto and Tokyo, where it takes a mere 12 minutes at work to afford a Big Mac. By contrast, employees must toil for over two hours to earn enough for a burger fix in Mexico City, Jakarta and Nairobi..."

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