**the minimum wage in Moscow is about double the rest of the country. in Portugal) and have included Germany, where a minimum wage will be introduced in 2015. For example, monthly versus hourly rates or when rates applied to salaries paid over more than 12 months - here we have tried to standardise the numbers as much as possible in order to calculate a comparable hourly rate. Its accompanied by vegan McFeast sauce and ketchup. The soy patty includes tomato, onion and peppers. The McVegan was developed in 2017 by Orkla in MalmГ¶, Sweden. Its the largest fast food retailer in the country, alongside Maxs and Burger King. *There are slight differences in how the minimum wage is calculated in different countries. McDonalds opened its first branch in Sweden in 1973. You can find minimum wage data here* and the Big Mac index*** here. In the EU, Denmark, Italy, Cyprus, Austria, Finland and Sweden are the only countries that donвЂ™t have a minimum wage by statute. The trends are quite evident when the figures in the table above are plotted on a map.

In Russia (excluding Moscow**), assuming one can still find a McDonaldвЂ™s open, more than two hours work on the minimum 5,554 rubles wage would be needed to savour a Big Mac. As we progress east, it begins to cost more than an hour of work on the minimum wage in order to afford a Big Mac. Moving south, the minimum wage nets about one Big Mac an hour. LuxembourgвЂ™s minimum wage buys you just about three Big Macs in an hour, while most of northern Europe (and France) between 2-2.5 Big Macs.

WeвЂ™ve used The EconomistвЂ™s Big Mac index to calculate how many Big Macs can be purchased in an hour on the minimum wage in various countries*. How does that compare to other countries in Europe? Yesterday Portugal announced it was increasing the countryвЂ™s minimum wage to в‚¬505/month.

Cost of a big mac in sweden