Big Mac
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The Big Mac is a brand of hamburger sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's. It was introduced by a Greater Pittsburgh area franchisee in 1967 and expanded nationwide in 1968,
McDonald's playground Officer Big Mac climb-in jail
A Mega Mac burger with a large Coke and fries in Malaysia
A Chicken Maharaja Mac in India
A Grand Big Mac (left) and Mac Jr. (right) alongside a regular Big Mac (center), released for a limited time in the UK as part of the 50th anniversary of the burger
Big Mac Index
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The Big Mac Index is a price index published since 1986 by The Economist as an informal way of measuring the purchasing power parity between two currencies and providing a test of the extent to which
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…of American capitalism and decadence. The Economist has used it as a reference point for comparing the cost of living in different countries – the Big Mac Index – as it is so widely available and is comparable across markets. The Big Mac was created by Jim Delligatti, who stated later he did not invent the Big…
A McDonald's Big Mac hamburger
Exhibit on the Big Mac Index in the Money Museum Frankfurt (2025)