Let’s check the Big Mac index:

Five most expensive (as of 4 February 2009)

Norway – USD 5.79
Switzerland – USD 5.60
Denmark – USD 5.07
Sweden – USD 4.58
Eurozone – USD 4.38

If, as a traveller, you have some crappy currency, let’s say Canadian loonies, Switzerland is very expensive. … If you want to buy a crappy burger.

However, if you live and work in the country, here are the easiest places to earn a Big Mac:

Tokyo, Japan – 10 minutes
Los Angeles, United States – 11 minutes
Chicago, Illinois United States – 12 minutes
Miami, Florida United States – 12 minutes
New York City, New York United States – 13 minutes
Auckland, New Zealand – 14 minutes
Sydney, Australia – 14 minutes
Toronto, Canada – 14 minutes
Zürich, Switzerland – 15 minutes
Dublin, Ireland – 15 minutes

Actually, I spent very few Swiss francs over a couple of weeks there. I’ll soon post: Europe on the Cheap.

Off to Geneva tomorrow, one of the most expensive cities in the world.

P.S.

Worst McDonalds in the World? … Chamonix, France. It’s hilarious how the French can ruin a service company as finely tuned as Rotten Ronnie’s.