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Re:Onion Map by ardit33 on Wednesday September 03, 2008 @03:47PM (#294148)
Great Idea, but it really needs some serious polishing. I see it being very useful for tourists, and/or if you are looking to moving to a new place.

I like the "Big Mac" index. In the US, I use the "Starbucks Late" index, when compare costs between cities. They seem to reflect the local cost of living pretty well.

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Re:Onion Map by kirubakaran on Wednesday September 03, 2008 @04:37PM (#294208)
Latte Index http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/16/news/funny/latteindex/

I wonder what this kind of variation tells us:

'Starbucks latte and the Big Mac cost $2.80 in the United States. In Hong Kong, a tall latte is $3.22, but a Big Mac is only $1.54'

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Re:Onion Map by shard on Wednesday September 03, 2008 @08:18PM (#294376)
Starbucks latte and the Big Mac cost $2.80 in the United States. In Hong Kong, a tall latte is $3.22, but a Big Mac is only $1.54

My first instinct is that the Hongkongnese don't drink coffee.

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Re:Onion Map by kirubakaran on Wednesday September 03, 2008 @09:36PM (#294422)
May be. But the two products target completely different demographics.
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