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The Real-Time Big Mac Index
Actual daily prices from real McDonald's menus worldwide. A more honest debasement detector than smoothed official CPI.
| # |
Country |
Local Price |
USD Price |
PPP Valuation |
GDP-Adjusted |
Implied PPP |
| 1 |
|
CHF 9 |
$11.49 |
+43.7% |
+34.4% |
1.1264 |
| 2 |
|
EUR 8.85 |
$10.35 |
+29.6% |
+29.7% |
1.1076 |
| 3 |
|
GBP 6.49 |
$8.79 |
+10.0% |
+14.1% |
0.8123 |
| 4 |
|
EUR 7.14 |
$8.36 |
+4.5% |
+4.7% |
0.8936 |
| 5 |
🇮🇪
IrelandEUR3 cities
|
EUR 7.1 |
$8.30 |
+3.9% |
-12.1% |
0.8886 |
| 6 |
🇨🇷
Costa RicaCRC3 cities
|
CRC 3750 |
$8.24 |
+3.2% |
+26.6% |
469.3367 |
| 7 |
|
USD 7.99 |
$7.99 |
0.0% |
-5.9% |
1.0000 |
| 8 |
|
EUR 6.55 |
$7.66 |
-4.1% |
+1.2% |
0.8198 |
| 9 |
|
PLN 27.35 |
$7.52 |
-5.9% |
+2.2% |
3.4230 |
| 10 |
|
AUD 10.45 |
$7.50 |
-6.2% |
-5.8% |
1.3079 |
| 11 |
|
EUR 6.35 |
$7.43 |
-7.0% |
+3.7% |
0.7947 |
| 12 |
|
MXN 125 |
$7.15 |
-10.6% |
+12.9% |
15.6446 |
| 13 |
🇨🇱
ChileCLP2 cities
|
CLP 6290 |
$6.99 |
-12.6% |
+3.1% |
787.2340 |
| 14 |
🇩🇴
Dominican RepublicDOP2 cities
|
DOP 410 |
$6.89 |
-13.8% |
+7.0% |
51.3141 |
| 15 |
🇳🇿
New ZealandNZD3 cities
|
NZD 11.6 |
$6.82 |
-14.7% |
-9.6% |
1.4518 |
| 16 |
|
CAD 8.99 |
$6.60 |
-17.4% |
-16.1% |
1.1252 |
| 17 |
🇪🇨
EcuadorUSD1 cities
|
USD 6.1 |
$6.10 |
-23.6% |
+9.6% |
0.7635 |
| 18 |
🇬🇹
GuatemalaGTQ3 cities
|
GTQ 41 |
$5.36 |
-32.9% |
+0.9% |
5.1314 |
| 19 |
|
JPY 720 |
$4.58 |
-42.6% |
-39.3% |
90.1126 |
| 20 |
|
ZAR 68.3 |
$4.08 |
-49.0% |
-28.5% |
8.5482 |
Real-time data from actual menus. Unlike traditional indices that update once or twice a year, our Big Mac Index uses actual prices from real restaurant menus, updated daily. Prices are collected from delivery platforms across multiple cities per country and verified through community submissions. This gives you the most current and accurate Big Mac price data available anywhere.
Try the Big Mac Index Calculator → Compare purchasing power between any two countries using real-time PPP data.
The basics
What is the Big Mac Index?
A purchasing-power-parity benchmark that compares the local-currency price of a Big Mac across countries. The Economist launched it in September 1986 as a teaching tool. Because the burger has the same inputs everywhere — beef, bun, labor, rent — its price functions as a real-world fixed basket measurable in any currency.
If a Big Mac costs $5.79 in the US and CHF 7.20 in Switzerland, the implied PPP exchange rate is 1.24 (7.20 / 5.79). If the actual market rate is lower, the Swiss franc is overvalued against the dollar. If higher, the franc is undervalued.
Why daily prices
The Economist publishes biannually. Currency markets, monetary aggregates, and franchise menus do not. We scrape actual menu prices every day across multiple cities per country, so the index reflects what consumers are paying right now — not a survey from six months ago.
GDP-adjusted comparison
Raw Big Mac prices are misleading across very different income levels. The GDP-adjusted index uses regression to predict what a Big Mac should cost given a country's income, surfacing real currency misalignment rather than just labor-cost differences.
TheBigMacIndex.com vs The Economist
Our index uses daily updated exchange rates and real menu prices, while The Economist updates its index only 1–2 times per year.
|
TheBigMacIndex.com |
The Economist |
| Countries |
— countries (live, growing daily) |
~50 countries |
| Exchange rates |
Updated daily |
Updated 1-2 times per year |
| Price freshness |
Prices from real menus collected in recent days |
Official data often lags weeks behind |
| Data sources |
Direct from restaurants + community |
Editorial team only |
| Community input |
Any verified user can submit prices |
No public submissions |
Most Expensive and Cheapest Big Macs in the World (2026)
Based on today's real menu prices, the most expensive Big Mac in the world is in 🇨🇭 Switzerland at style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.49 (CHF 9). The cheapest Big Mac is in 🇿🇦 South Africa at $4.08 (ZAR 68.3).
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 182% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $7.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.49 2. 🇫🇷 France style="color:var(--text-secondary);"0.35 Cheapest Big Macs
3. 🇬🇹 Guatemala $5.36
These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 182% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $7.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.49 2. 🇫🇷 France style="color:var(--text-secondary);"0.35 Cheapest Big Macs
3. 🇬🇹 Guatemala $5.36
These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $7.89.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.38 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $7.89.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.38 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $7.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.38 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $7.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.38 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $7.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.38 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $7.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.38 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $6.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.36 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $6.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.36 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $6.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.36 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $6.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.36 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $6.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.36 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
That means a Big Mac in Switzerland costs 178% more than in South Africa. In the United States, a Big Mac costs $6.99.
Most Expensive Big Macs
1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland style="color:var(--text-secondary);"1.36 These prices are from actual restaurant menus, updated daily. Use the Big Mac Index Calculator to compare purchasing power between any two countries.
