The Big Mac index: burger prices by country since 2000
What a Big Mac costs in Switzerland, the US, the euro area, Britain, China, India and more since 2000.
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What the data shows
- In 2026, Switzerland ranks #1 with $9.04, ahead of Britain ($7.40) and Euro area ($7.08).
- Switzerland holds #1 for the whole period, 2000 to 2026.
- Biggest climber: Mexico, from #6 in 2000 to #4 in 2026.
- Switzerland grew 2.6× between 2000 and 2026.
About this chart
The Economist created the Big Mac index in 1986 as a lighthearted test of purchasing power parity: if exchange rates were 'fair', a Big Mac would cost the same everywhere once converted to dollars. Switzerland is consistently the most expensive.
Prices are converted at the exchange rate of each survey. India has no beef Big Mac, so its figure is the chicken Maharaja Mac.
The data
Source: The Economist Big Mac index, price of a Big Mac in US dollars (India: Maharaja Mac). Retrieved November 3, 2026.
| Date | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇪🇺 Euro area | 🇬🇧 Britain | 🇨🇦 Canada | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 🇨🇳 China | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇮🇳 India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $3.47 | $2.24 | $2.38 | $3.00 | $1.94 | $1.65 | $1.20 | $2.22 | $2.77 | |
| 2001 | $3.64 | $2.24 | $2.26 | $2.85 | $2.13 | $1.64 | $1.20 | $2.36 | $2.37 | |
| 2002 | $3.80 | $2.35 | $2.38 | $2.89 | $2.12 | $1.54 | $1.27 | $2.36 | $2.02 | |
| 2003 | $4.60 | $2.46 | $2.98 | $3.14 | $2.21 | $1.48 | $1.20 | $2.18 | $2.18 | |
| 2004 | $4.88 | $2.47 | $3.29 | $3.37 | $2.33 | $1.70 | $1.26 | $2.07 | $2.32 | |
| 2005 | $5.05 | $2.58 | $3.58 | $3.44 | $2.63 | $2.39 | $1.27 | $2.58 | $2.34 | |
| 2006 | $5.21 | $2.78 | $3.77 | $3.65 | $3.14 | $2.78 | $1.31 | $2.57 | $2.23 | |
| 2007 | $5.20 | $3.00 | $4.17 | $4.01 | $3.68 | $3.61 | $1.45 | $2.69 | $2.29 | |
| 2008 | $6.36 | $3.21 | $5.34 | $4.57 | $4.08 | $4.73 | $1.83 | $3.15 | $2.62 | |
| 2009 | $5.98 | $3.43 | $4.62 | $3.69 | $3.35 | $4.02 | $1.83 | $2.39 | $3.46 | |
| 2010 | $6.19 | $3.53 | $4.33 | $3.48 | $4.00 | $4.91 | $1.95 | $2.50 | $3.67 | |
| 2011 | $8.06 | $3.64 | $4.93 | $3.89 | $5.00 | $6.16 | $2.27 | $2.74 | $4.08 | $1.89 |
| 2012 | $6.56 | $3.96 | $4.34 | $4.16 | $5.02 | $4.94 | $2.45 | $2.70 | $4.09 | $1.58 |
| 2013 | $6.72 | $4.18 | $4.66 | $4.02 | $5.26 | $5.28 | $2.61 | $2.86 | $3.20 | $1.50 |
| 2014 | $6.83 | $4.29 | $4.95 | $4.93 | $5.25 | $5.86 | $2.73 | $3.25 | $3.64 | $1.75 |
| 2015 | $6.82 | $4.29 | $4.05 | $4.51 | $4.54 | $4.28 | $2.74 | $3.11 | $2.99 | $1.83 |
| 2016 | $6.59 | $4.50 | $4.21 | $3.94 | $4.60 | $4.78 | $2.79 | $2.37 | $3.47 | $2.41 |
| 2017 | $6.74 | $4.50 | $4.47 | $4.11 | $4.66 | $5.10 | $2.92 | $2.75 | $3.36 | $2.76 |
| 2018 | $6.54 | $4.62 | $4.74 | $4.23 | $5.07 | $4.40 | $3.10 | $2.57 | $3.51 | $2.51 |
| 2019 | $6.54 | $4.71 | $4.57 | $4.10 | $5.16 | $4.60 | $3.05 | $2.65 | $3.59 | $2.67 |
| 2020 | $6.91 | $4.82 | $4.79 | $4.28 | $5.08 | $3.91 | $3.10 | $2.23 | $3.64 | $2.53 |
| 2021 | $7.04 | $4.93 | $5.05 | $4.75 | $5.31 | $4.36 | $3.46 | $3.18 | $3.55 | $2.55 |
| 2022 | $6.71 | $5.15 | $4.77 | $4.44 | $4.56 | $4.25 | $3.56 | $3.43 | $2.83 | $2.39 |
| 2023 | $7.73 | $5.58 | $5.82 | $5.39 | $5.36 | $4.81 | $3.50 | $5.33 | $3.17 | $2.54 |
| 2024 | $8.07 | $5.69 | $6.06 | $5.90 | $5.52 | $4.23 | $3.53 | $5.10 | $3.19 | $2.62 |
| 2025 | $8.99 | $6.01 | $6.92 | $6.82 | $5.47 | $4.30 | $3.55 | $5.28 | $3.23 | $2.63 |
| 2026 | $9.04 | $6.22 | $7.08 | $7.40 | $5.81 | $4.71 | $3.91 | $6.27 | $3.08 | $2.45 |
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