The BigMac(BookPro) Index
In the spirit of The Economist‘s BigMac Index, here is what I’ve called the “BigMac(BookPro) Index”.
Price is quoted from Apple Store around the world (VAT included). Currency is converted using google. GDP per capita from CIA’s World Factbook (2005) after PPP (purchasing power parity) adjustment.
於是有此一說，把在台灣買MBP的錢省下來，買張機票去香港，自由行個兩晚，抱台MBP回來，可能都還有找…… orz
| 地區／ 價格 |
MBP 15″ 2.16GHz |
MB 13″ 2 GHz |
MBP 貴(%) |
人均GDP | BigMac Index(%) |
| 美國 | US$2,499 | US$1,299 | - | US$41,800 | - |
| 香港 | HK$19,200 (US$2,475) |
HK$10,200 (US$1,315) |
-1.0% | US$32,900 | -50.8% |
| 加拿大 | C$2,799 (US$2,548) |
C$1,449 (US$1319) |
2.0% | US$34,000 | -4.4% |
| 新加坡 | S$4,288 (US$2,720) |
S$2,248 (US$1,426) |
8.8% | US$28,100 | -30.2% |
| 台灣 | NT$87,900 (US$2,738) |
NT$45,900 (US$1,430) |
9.6% | US$27,600 | -25.4% |
| 日本 | Yen 309,800 (US$2,761) |
Yen 159,800 (US$1,424) |
10.5% | US$31,500 | -30.5% |
| 韓國 | Won 2,790,000 (US$2,951) |
Won 1,390,000 (US$1,470) |
18.1% | US$20,400 | -18.7% |
| 中國 | RMB 23,900 (US$2,980) |
N/A | 19.2% | US$6,800 | -58.7% |
| 德國 | Eur 2,429 (US$3,122) |
Eur 1,279 (US$1,644) |
24.9% | US$30,400 | 11.4% |
| 英國 | £1,699 (US$3,190) |
£899 (US$1,689) |
27.7% | US$30,300 | 5.4% |
| 荷蘭 | Eur 2,489 (US$3,200) |
Eur 1,299 (US$1,670) |
28.1% | US$30,500 | 11.4% |
Apparently, HK is the place to go…
lukhnos :: Jun.02.2006 :: bon vivant 活 :: 9 Comments »
9 Responses to “The BigMac(BookPro) Index”
Doesn’t quite make sense. Why is the index similar b/n China and HK? Given the big differential in Per Capita GDP b/n the two regions, shouldn’t the index be different also?
the lowest APPLE price here! , winsor house of causewaybay., IFC2 -Central
PC best price= golden computer shopping mall, in ShamShuiPO mtr station
感覺自己好幸福 =3= (偶是香港人)
香港人均gdp那麼高嗎… 貧富差距看來滿嚴重啊…
ciprol,
If you were referring to the Economist\’s BigMac Index (in which HK and CN\’s values are -50.8% and -58.7% respectively), it means that HK dollar is at least 50.8% undervalued and CN 58.7%, under the assumption that one should pay the same nominal US dollar price for a Big Mac. That is really a rough measure of purchasing power parity and has its limitations.
Still, here is the question: what if HKD and RMB becomes, say, 10%, 20% stronger than they are now?
Deny,
香港的名目人均GDP是USD 25,444 (IMF 2005)。不過1 USD在每個地方的價值都不同，所以經過調整後便高了許多。不過，GDP per capita本來就有很多限制，而且並不是貧富差距的指標。
lukhnos, 我看這個是用OECD 一類的PPP adjusted 的GDP, 將購買力計算在內
我看最便便的應該是香港吧
這個價格應該還未把鎖售稅計算在內，香港是沒有鎖售稅的
台灣GDP$27600???
沒搞錯吧….
很多人連一半都不到吧
SEAL,
人均GDP不等於人均收入。而且那是經過PPP調整後的數字。台灣的nominal GDP per capita近幾年來都在USD 14,000左右, AFAIK.
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