Big Mac Shows World’s Disparity
How much would you have to work, in order to have enough money to buy a Big Mac?
Reuters answers that question trough an unscientific survey, which covers 13 countries around the world. The results show huge differences between the earning power of low-income workers.
As usual, people from less-developed countries are in disadvantage.
While in Australia (the winner, so to speak) it only takes 16 minutes, in Egypt you'll have to work as long as 5 hours and 15 minutes.
In the First World, to buy your Big Mac, you would work from 16 minutes to 30 minutes. In the Third World, from 43 minutes to 5 hours and 15 minutes.
This (sort of) humorous ranking reflects the painful disparity of our world. I bet most Egyptian low-income workers have never tasted a Big Mac.
Check out the full list:
Australia – 16 mins
Japan – 22 mins
Britain – 22 mins
France – 25 mins
United States – 30 mins
Chile – 43 mins
Russia – 53 mins
Argentina – 1 hr 40 mins
Mexico – 2 hrs 33 mins
Brazil – 2 hrs 56 mins
Indonesia – 3 hrs 3 mins
South Africa – 4 hrs 52 mins
Egypt – 5 hrs 15 mins
Source: Reuters
January 12th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
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