The data give average values in 1991 on several economic indicators for 45 world cities. All prices are in US dollars, using currency conversion at the time of publication.
Usage
data(bigmac)
Format
A data frame with 45 observations on the following 10 variables.
BigMac
Minimum labor to buy a BigMac and fries
Bread
Minimum labor to buy 1 kg bread
BusFare
Lowest cost of 10k public transit
EngSal
Electrical engineer annual salary, 1000s
EngTax
Tax rate paid by engineer
Service
Annual cost of 19 services
TeachSal
Primary teacher salary, 1000s
TeachTax
Tax rate paid by primary teacher
VacDays
Average days vacation per year
WorkHrs
Average hours worked per year
Source
Rudolf Enz, "Prices and Earnings Around the Globe",
1991 edition, Published by the Union Bank of Switzerland.
References
Cook, RD and Weisberg, S (2004). Applied Regression Including Computing and Graphics, New York: Wiley, http://www.stat.umn.edu/arc.