On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 01:43:18 GMT, "Gordon Couger"
wrote:
We do pay a price for having the cheapest food on the planet.

Myth: USA has the cheapest food on the planet

Fact: In 50 out of 63 countries worldwide, you can buy
a Big Mac hamburger cheaper than in USA.

Price of Big Mac in US$, as at April 24 2003
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Uruguay 1.05
China 1.20
Belarus 1.21
Philippines 1.24
Ukraine 1.31
Russia 1.32
Malaysia 1.33
Sri Lanka 1.34
Egypt 1.35
Thailand 1.38
Macau 1.39
Argentina 1.43
Hong Kong 1.47
Brazil 1.48
Honduras 1.51
Poland 1.62
Georgia 1.65
Bulgaria 1.68
Macedonia 1.70
Pakistan 1.71
Yugoslavia 1.77
Indonesia 1.84
South Africa 1.84
Australia 1.85
Singapore 1.86
Chile 1.95
Czech Rep 1.95
Jamaica 1.99
Taiwan 2.01
Guatemala 2.03
Lithuania 2.06
Estonia 2.07
Colombia 2.13
Croatia 2.17
Kuwait 2.17
Hungary 2.18
Mexico 2.18
Japan 2.19
New Zealand 2.21
Canada 2.21
Bahrain 2.25
Slovakia 2.26
Peru 2.29
Aruba 2.29
Venezuela 2.32
Turkey 2.34
Oman 2.34
Morocco 2.34
Saudia Arabia 2.40
UAE 2.45
Qatar 2.47
Dominican Republic 2.61
South Korea 2.71
USA 2.71
Lebanon 2.85
Costa Rica 2.89
Britain 3.14
Surinam 3.18
Sweden 3.60
Denmark 4.10
Switzerland 4.59
Norway 5.51
Iceland 5.79