> 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.

I think part of the explanation is that the Yen seems to be doing badly 
and AU$ is doing very well right now.