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Originally Posted by Sarn
Big Mac index for non-specialists coined) but not for a joke - but to show that for a dollar you can buy 6 Big Mac in Russia and one in the US. If I earn a dollar from me 6 Big Macs - if you only 1 
6$ the average check,
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But your average salary is $500.
"the average monthly salary across Russia shrank to 31,200 rubles ($500) in January, Gazeta.ru reported Tuesday citing the Economic Development Ministry."
So its 3.99 for big mac here and 1.75 where you at. But I can walk across the street and buy Whopper for 0.99 cents. You can't because you probably have 5 Burger King locations in entire country.
You spend your life savings to buy used car yet just about any 16 year old with drivers licence has his own car in the states. Two months of busing tables at IHop and you have drivable hooptie