Worlds most expensive cities - Page 2

MikeJ · 02-01-2006, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giannis

BTW, 2.49 dollars for a hamburger is way too much...

The price for a Big Mac is €3.60 ($4.34) in Finland. It's no wonder the only people who come here for "inexpensive shopping" are Norwegians (OK, the Swedes who live near the border come here for "cheap" booze but that's a different matter).

Giannis · 02-01-2006, 03:21 PM

Actually, i don't know if 3.60eur. is much, since i have never bought anything from McDonalds. I prefer Goody's, a greek company, when it comes to fast food. But most of the time, i cook.

Carbon · 02-01-2006, 03:28 PM

McDonalds is awful IMO. Pretty much every other fast food place has better burgers than they do.

MikeJ · 02-01-2006, 03:46 PM

Well, I think I visited McDonalds exactly two times last year. Anyway, the prices in other hamburger joints are more or less on the same level, and the Big Mac index is generally considered a nice indicator of price levels and purchasing power in different places. (Or, in the case of The Economist, the over/undervaluation of currencies.)
Here's the latest:

Too bad they've summed up the Euro area as one, it's not like the prices are the same all over.

Just_me · 02-01-2006, 03:56 PM

just so you guys know: I visiting Mcdonalds on Saturday, big mac & company + a cheese burger

donau · 02-01-2006, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeJ

Too bad they've summed up the Euro area as one, it's not like the prices are the same all over.

I realize that we are talking about the cost of living but what was scary in that list was the number of countries that McDonalds has spread to. Pretty soon we'll have a world full of folks with heart ailments and like illnesses on a massive scale.

Choleric · 08-21-2006, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Just_me

last time when I was in Greece I ate a great cheese pizza. I ate a pizza slice every day for 5 days

When I was in Greece, all I really ate for 6 days was gyros and man were they good, so much better than the ones in america. Oh and Greek salads because those delicious too.

siko · 08-21-2006, 07:20 PM

I think the top list is outdated...

Top 10 most expensive cities
1. Moscow
2. Seoul
3. Tokyo
4. Hong Kong
5. London
6. Osaka
7. Geneva
8. Copenhagen
9. Zurich
10. Oslo, New York (tied)

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Snake Vargas · 08-22-2006, 06:50 AM

What's the beef with Maccas? Burgers don't make people overweight, people make people overweight, to rephrase a saying. Eating in moderation and with some sort of exercise (or a fast metabolism) makes it pretty alright.

I like Maccas because they have reasonably decent tasting stuff, reasonable prices and I know what I'm getting. I don't eat it more than once a week though. At lunch, sometimes I don't have a lot of time, but for dinner, I like to cook my own food.

ojis · 08-22-2006, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Carbon

McDonalds is awful IMO. Pretty much every other fast food place has better burgers than they do.

Subway wins McDonald's hands down. Number eight with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, pickels and south-western sauce is just mind-blowing.

02-01-2006, 03:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
Giannis Devotee Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Patra, Greece Posts: 3,489 Thanks: 140 Thanked 217 Times in 165 Posts	Re: Worlds most expensive cities Actually, i don't know if 3.60eur. is much, since i have never bought anything from McDonalds. I prefer Goody's, a greek company, when it comes to fast food. But most of the time, i cook.

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Carbon Advocate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 795 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Worlds most expensive cities McDonalds is awful IMO. Pretty much every other fast food place has better burgers than they do.

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MikeJ Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oulu Posts: 2,073 My Mood: Thanks: 172 Thanked 619 Times in 319 Posts	Re: Worlds most expensive cities Well, I think I visited McDonalds exactly two times last year. Anyway, the prices in other hamburger joints are more or less on the same level, and the Big Mac index is generally considered a nice indicator of price levels and purchasing power in different places. (Or, in the case of The Economist, the over/undervaluation of currencies.) Here's the latest: Too bad they've summed up the Euro area as one, it's not like the prices are the same all over.

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Just_me Expert Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 12,612 Thanks: 741 Thanked 2,035 Times in 1,028 Posts	Re: Worlds most expensive cities just so you guys know: I visiting Mcdonalds on Saturday, big mac & company + a cheese burger

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siko Devotee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,586 My Mood: Thanks: 815 Thanked 688 Times in 362 Posts	Re: Worlds most expensive cities I think the top list is outdated... Top 10 most expensive cities 1. Moscow 2. Seoul 3. Tokyo 4. Hong Kong 5. London 6. Osaka 7. Geneva 8. Copenhagen 9. Zurich 10. Oslo, New York (tied) source: - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

08-22-2006, 06:50 AM	#19 (permalink)
Snake Vargas Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Worlds most expensive cities What's the beef with Maccas? Burgers don't make people overweight, people make people overweight, to rephrase a saying. Eating in moderation and with some sort of exercise (or a fast metabolism) makes it pretty alright. I like Maccas because they have reasonably decent tasting stuff, reasonable prices and I know what I'm getting. I don't eat it more than once a week though. At lunch, sometimes I don't have a lot of time, but for dinner, I like to cook my own food.

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