Americans are so much richer than most Europeans \u2014 and the proof is at McDonald\u2019s.<\/p>\n
The average American worker can buy 10,215 Big Macs<\/a> a year after taxes, according to a new report.<\/p>\n That\u2019s more than twice as many as French and Germany workers \u2014 and 50% more than Brits. <\/p>\n The data comes from the \u201cBig Mac Index\u201d \u2014 the longstanding, if slightly oddball, economic indicator created by the Economist<\/a>.<\/p>\n American workers can afford twice as many Big Macs a year as their French and German counterparts. Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n The new analysis evaluates how much real work is required to afford the same standard product \u2014 which is available at 44,000 McDonald\u2019s locations world wide.<\/p>\n Big Macs are priced according to local ingredient and operating costs. A Big Mac in the US averages $6.22, while it\u2019s $7.30 in France and Germany, and just $3.12 in Japan, according to a separate price tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dividing the cost of a Big Mac by average wages offers an easy-to-understand way to compare the wealth between the working people of different nations.<\/p>\n In America, it\u2019s just 23 minutes of work to afford a Big Mac \u2014 or six burgers per hour. <\/p>\n Americans continue to top the Economist McWages rankings on an annual basis, with a US worker earning nearly $60,000 after taxes \u2014 enough to buy 10,215 Big Macs.<\/p>\n The \u201cMcWages Index\u201d calculates the purchasing power of average workers around the world based on the affordability of the McDonald\u2019s burger. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post<\/p>\n