AABNE wrote:
>> I'm pretty sure the same agency also did the parallel "cost of living 
>> for a
>> Japanese expat in Paris"
>> Natto : Tokyo 60 yen, Paris 300 yen
>> 100 g of Japanese rice :  Tokyo 80 yen, Paris 400 yen
>> A yuzu lemon  : Tokyo 100 yen, Paris 500 yen
>> etc.
> 
> 
> It's interesting though that in the case of a Big Mac, one would think 
> it was biased towards australia because of our low beef prices, and 
> japan's (alledgedly) outragous beef prices.
> 
But as Jason points out the survey doesn't take into account portion 
sizes (which I've found are smaller in Japan across the board), and it 
also doesn't factor in marketing decisions (such as lowering the price 
of an item to attract customers).

John W.