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August 09, 2006

A Worthless Little Survey

Purchasing Power Ranking of Cities

Purchasing power ranking of cities based on the number of minutes of work required to buy a Big Mac, according to a study conducted by Swiss banking giant UBS. The rating was based on the local price of the product divided by the weighted net hourly wage in 14 professions.

Tokyo 10 minutes of work

All the way to...

Bogota, Colombia 97


Posted by tree hugging sister at August 9, 2006 02:14 PM

Comments

How much for a cheeseburger in paradise?

Posted by: Nightfly at August 9, 2006 07:33 PM

Fly - Tokyo is paradise. For a sushi lover.

Interesting - Tokyoites have both a high standard of living and a low demand for McDs, which lowers the price.

Posted by: John at August 9, 2006 09:23 PM

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There's hope for Tokyo yet.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at August 10, 2006 12:50 AM

(Let me try that again:)

"...and a low demand for McDs..."

There's hope for Tokyo yet.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at August 10, 2006 12:52 AM