All the data behind The Big Mac Lesson

Name: The Big Mac Lesson dataset
Creator: The Big Mac Lesson

Every figure used across the site, for 71 countries: local Big Mac prices (The Economist Big Mac Index), minimum wages, UberX driver net earnings, public-school teacher salaries and annual teaching hours — each with its source. Data updated 2026-08-12.

Country	Big Mac	USD	Min wage/hr	Work	Uber net/hr	Ride	Teacher/yr	Teach hrs	Lesson
🇦🇷 Argentina	8,700 ARS	$5.91	1,883 ARS src	277 min	8,364 ARS src	62 min	6,180,000 ARS src	800	68 min
🇦🇺 Australia	8.5 AUD	$5.95	24.1 AUD src	21 min	17 AUD src	30 min	121,449 AUD src	846	3.5 min
🇦🇹 Austria	6.19 EUR	$7.08	—	—	11 EUR src	34 min	68,878 EUR src	664	3.6 min
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	7.25 AZN	$4.26	1.99 AZN src	219 min	5.3 AZN src	82 min	9,050 AZN src	800	38 min
🇧🇭 Bahrain	1.8 BHD	$4.77	1.44 BHD src	75 min	2.9 BHD src	37 min	13,000 BHD src	800	6.7 min
🇧🇪 Belgium	6.19 EUR	$7.08	12.33 EUR src	30 min	11 EUR src	34 min	62,148 EUR src	625	3.7 min
🇧🇷 Brazil	23.9 BRL	$4.71	8.5 BRL src	169 min	26.84 BRL src	53 min	51,275 BRL src	800	22 min
🇬🇧 Britain	5.49 GBP	$7.40	12.71 GBP src	26 min	14 GBP src	24 min	50,464 GBP src	900	5.9 min
🇨🇦 Canada	8.17 CAD	$5.81	16 CAD src	31 min	5.97 CAD src	82 min	95,648 CAD src	763	3.9 min
🇨🇱 Chile	4,990 CLP	$5.41	2,774 CLP src	108 min	4,800 CLP src	62 min	23,609,812 CLP src	1050	13 min
🇨🇳 China	26.5 CNY	$3.91	12.69 CNY src	125 min	19.06 CNY src	83 min	120,000 CNY src	900	12 min
🇨🇴 Colombia	25,900 COP	$8.00	7,466 COP src	208 min	11,997 COP src	130 min	101,802,483 COP src	879	13 min
🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3,150 CRC	$7.00	1,952 CRC src	97 min	2,300 CRC src	82 min	12,151,144 CRC src	1260	20 min
🇭🇷 Croatia	6.19 EUR	$7.08	4.85 EUR src	77 min	6 EUR src	62 min	24,989 EUR src	551	8.2 min
🇨🇿 Czech Republic	115 CZK	$5.43	134 CZK src	51 min	156 CZK src	44 min	456,000 CZK src	611	9.3 min
🇩🇰 Denmark	46 DKK	$7.04	—	—	120 DKK src	23 min	550,917 DKK src	690	3.5 min
🇪🇬 Egypt	145 EGP	$2.87	28.85 EGP src	302 min	36 EGP src	242 min	96,000 EGP src	540	49 min
🇪🇪 Estonia	6.19 EUR	$7.08	4.18 EUR src	89 min	6 EUR src	62 min	16,556 EUR src	592	13 min
🇫🇮 Finland	6.19 EUR	$7.08	—	—	12 EUR src	31 min	48,762 EUR src	614	4.7 min
🇫🇷 France	6.19 EUR	$7.08	12.31 EUR src	30 min	11 EUR src	34 min	35,065 EUR src	780	8.3 min
🇩🇪 Germany	6.19 EUR	$7.08	13.9 EUR src	27 min	11 EUR src	34 min	77,133 EUR src	651	3.1 min
🇬🇷 Greece	6.19 EUR	$7.08	6.91 EUR src	54 min	6 EUR src	62 min	18,342 EUR src	618	13 min
🇬🇹 Guatemala	34 GTQ	$4.46	15.3 GTQ src	133 min	28.13 GTQ src	73 min	72,000 GTQ src	900	26 min
🇭🇳 Honduras	139 HNL	$5.19	54.82 HNL src	152 min	86 HNL src	97 min	195,000 HNL src	900	38 min
🇭🇰 Hong Kong	25.5 HKD	$3.25	42.1 HKD src	36 min	195 HKD src	7.8 min	600,000 HKD src	700	1.8 min
🇭🇺 Hungary	1,660 HUF	$5.30	1,338 HUF src	74 min	1,850 HUF src	54 min	7,603,243 HUF src	659	8.6 min
🇮🇳 India	236 INR	$2.45	20 INR src	12 h	75 INR src	189 min	700,000 INR src	900	18 min
🇮🇩 Indonesia	43,000 IDR	$2.38	17,942 IDR src	144 min	13,100 IDR src	197 min	72,000,000 IDR src	912	33 min
🇮🇪 Ireland	6.19 EUR	$7.08	14.15 EUR src	26 min	12 EUR src	31 min	67,303 EUR src	766	4.2 min
🇮🇱 Israel	23 ILS	$7.67	35.41 ILS src	39 min	36.67 ILS src	38 min	170,360 ILS src	715	5.8 min
🇮🇹 Italy	6.19 EUR	$7.08	—	—	9 EUR src	41 min	32,323 EUR src	653	7.5 min
🇯🇵 Japan	500 JPY	$3.08	1,125 JPY src	27 min	1,750 JPY src	17 min	6,131,667 JPY src	602	3.0 min
🇯🇴 Jordan	2.5 JOD	$3.53	1.39 JOD src	108 min	2.6 JOD src	58 min	13,000 JOD src	780	9.0 min
🇰🇼 Kuwait	1.4 KWD	$4.52	0.29 KWD src	290 min	3.9 KWD src	22 min	13,500 KWD src	700	4.3 min
🇱🇻 Latvia	6.19 EUR	$7.08	4.5 EUR src	83 min	5 EUR src	74 min	9,960 EUR src	743	28 min
🇱🇧 Lebanon	480,000 LBP	$5.36	86,538 LBP src	333 min	111,938 LBP src	257 min	24,000,000 LBP src	710	14 h
🇱🇹 Lithuania	6.19 EUR	$7.08	6.65 EUR src	56 min	6 EUR src	62 min	27,049 EUR src	846	12 min
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	6.19 EUR	$7.08	14.47 EUR src	26 min	13 EUR src	29 min	124,705 EUR src	763	2.3 min
🇲🇾 Malaysia	14.55 MYR	$3.57	7.69 MYR src	114 min	15.11 MYR src	58 min	54,000 MYR src	800	13 min
🇲🇽 Mexico	109 MXN	$6.27	34.85 MXN src	188 min	40 MXN src	164 min	669,610 MXN src	862	8.4 min
🇲🇩 Moldova	80 MDL	$4.56	32.54 MDL src	148 min	42 MDL src	114 min	138,000 MDL src	630	22 min
🇳🇱 Netherlands	6.19 EUR	$7.08	14.71 EUR src	25 min	12 EUR src	31 min	70,551 EUR src	793	4.2 min
🇳🇿 New Zealand	8.8 NZD	$5.14	23.5 NZD src	22 min	15 NZD src	35 min	99,642 NZD src	807	4.3 min
🇳🇮 Nicaragua	187 NIO	$5.11	27.5 NIO src	408 min	119 NIO src	94 min	150,000 NIO src	800	60 min
🇳🇴 Norway	78 NOK	$8.05	—	—	91 NOK src	51 min	680,600 NOK src	642	4.4 min
🇴🇲 Oman	1.53 OMR	$3.97	1.67 OMR src	55 min	1.06 OMR src	87 min	12,000 OMR src	800	6.1 min
🇵🇰 Pakistan	1,080 PKR	$3.89	178 PKR src	364 min	313 PKR src	207 min	840,000 PKR src	800	62 min
🇵🇪 Peru	16.9 PEN	$4.99	5.43 PEN src	187 min	6.5 PEN src	156 min	52,000 PEN src	900	18 min
🇵🇭 Philippines	169 PHP	$2.74	86.88 PHP src	117 min	82 PHP src	124 min	386,760 PHP src	1080	28 min
🇵🇱 Poland	23.5 PLN	$6.22	27.73 PLN src	51 min	30 PLN src	47 min	94,012 PLN src	483	7.2 min
🇵🇹 Portugal	6.19 EUR	$7.08	6.44 EUR src	58 min	6 EUR src	62 min	31,874 EUR src	734	8.6 min
🇶🇦 Qatar	18 QAR	$4.94	8.65 QAR src	125 min	10.5 QAR src	103 min	146,200 QAR src	486	3.6 min
🇷🇴 Romania	18.35 RON	$4.01	23.37 RON src	47 min	22 RON src	50 min	100,536 RON src	577	6.3 min
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	19 SAR	$5.06	19.23 SAR src	59 min	30 SAR src	38 min	144,000 SAR src	740	5.9 min
🇸🇬 Singapore	7.45 SGD	$5.78	—	—	18.5 SGD src	24 min	58,000 SGD src	708	5.5 min
🇸🇰 Slovakia	6.19 EUR	$7.08	4.04 EUR src	92 min	6 EUR src	62 min	16,050 EUR src	657	15 min
🇸🇮 Slovenia	6.19 EUR	$7.08	6.94 EUR src	54 min	7 EUR src	53 min	40,146 EUR src	608	5.6 min
🇿🇦 South Africa	56.9 ZAR	$3.49	30.23 ZAR src	113 min	55 ZAR src	62 min	380,000 ZAR src	1028	9.2 min
🇰🇷 South Korea	5,700 KRW	$3.84	9,620 KRW src	36 min	6,500 KRW src	53 min	63,621,027 KRW src	578	3.1 min
🇪🇸 Spain	6.19 EUR	$7.08	7.27 EUR src	51 min	9 EUR src	41 min	43,926 EUR src	704	6.0 min
🇸🇪 Sweden	69 SEK	$7.16	—	—	101 SEK src	41 min	525,020 SEK src	800	6.3 min
🇨🇭 Switzerland	7.3 CHF	$9.04	—	—	24 CHF src	18 min	115,267 CHF src	725	2.8 min
🇹🇼 Taiwan	78 TWD	$2.42	199 TWD src	24 min	275 TWD src	17 min	850,000 TWD src	800	4.4 min
🇹🇭 Thailand	135 THB	$4.02	44.25 THB src	183 min	104 THB src	78 min	486,000 THB src	900	15 min
🇹🇷 Turkey	325 TRY	$6.91	147 TRY src	133 min	72 TRY src	271 min	703,084 TRY src	576	16 min
🇺🇦 Ukraine	149 UAH	$3.34	49.89 UAH src	179 min	80 UAH src	112 min	180,000 UAH src	630	31 min
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	19 AED	$5.17	28.85 AED src	40 min	26 AED src	44 min	192,000 AED src	648	3.9 min
🇺🇸 United States	6.22 USD	$6.22	7.25 USD src	51 min	16.5 USD src	23 min	77,109 USD src	897	4.3 min
🇺🇾 Uruguay	359 UYU	$8.94	117 UYU src	184 min	135 UYU src	160 min	1,080,000 UYU src	800	16 min
🇻🇪 Venezuela	3,267 VES	$4.51	0.75 VES src	4356 h	1,355 VES src	145 min	4,530 VES src	800	577 h
🇻🇳 Vietnam	76,000 VND	$2.89	17,800 VND src	256 min	18,000 VND src	253 min	108,000,000 VND src	690	29 min