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Economist08-05-2025
Some countries are rich. Others are cheap. And then there is Taiwan. The miracle economy, home to the world's most advanced chipmaker, has a respectable GDP per person of over $33,000. Yet the prices of its goods and services are only 42% of America's, when converted into dollars. Its McDonald's burgers, to take one example, are the cheapest of all the countries tracked by our Big Mac Index.
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McDonald's careers: 507 jobs available right now
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McDonald's careers: 507 jobs available right now

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McDonald's fans fuming as fast food chain quietly puts menu prices up
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time3 days ago

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McDonald's fans fuming as fast food chain quietly puts menu prices up

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McDonald's sneakily hikes price of popular menu items and customers are threatening to boycott the chain
McDonald's sneakily hikes price of popular menu items and customers are threatening to boycott the chain

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McDonald's sneakily hikes price of popular menu items and customers are threatening to boycott the chain

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