A friend of mine who has lived in some very interesting places around the world shared a theory with me a little while ago. His theory is that you can judge the cost of living in any country by two things:

1. The cost of a Big mac
2. The price of the cheapest washing machine.

I was not convinced, however after a bit of research I have to agree with him. It’s True!

In Thailand a Big Mac is about 70 baht , Thats 1 UK pound or about $2 US, and a basic washing machine in Tesco is about 3000 Baht which is 46 UK pounds or about 91 US Dollars.

I’m sure that if I had the time or the inclination I could work out a formula to prove this theory, but I don’t have either.. let’s just say that I am convinced and it should at least be taken as pretty good indicator of the cost of living.

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