🇨🇭
Switzerland
€38.00/h
23 min
FastestHourly Wage: €38.0023 min
The Maß Purchasing Power Index
How long must workers around the world work to afford a single Maß (€14.70) at Oktoberfest 2025? A global comparison of beer purchasing power.
Fastest
🇨🇭
Switzerland
Swiss workers earn a Maß in just
23 min
Munich Worker
🇩🇪
Germany (Munich)
A Munich worker on average wage needs
35 min
Slowest
🇳🇬
Nigeria
Nigerian minimum-wage workers need
1 d 1 h 48 min
🍺Maß Price 2025: €14.70
SwitzerlandSwitzerland🇨🇭
23 min
NorwayNorway🇳🇴
25 min
USA (New York)USA (New York)🇺🇸
29 min
AustraliaAustralia🇦🇺
33 min
Germany (Munich)Germany (Mun…🇩🇪
35 min
UK (London)UK (London)🇬🇧
40 min
FranceFrance🇫🇷
43 min
ItalyItaly🇮🇹
53 min
South KoreaSouth Korea🇰🇷
55 min
JapanJapan🇯🇵
59 min
SpainSpain🇪🇸
1 h 3 min
Czech RepublicCzech Republic🇨🇿
1 h 20 min
PolandPoland🇵🇱
1 h 24 min
ChinaChina🇨🇳
2 h 16 min
TurkeyTurkey🇹🇷
2 h 27 min
MexicoMexico🇲🇽
2 h 56 min
BrazilBrazil🇧🇷
€4.50/h
3 h 16 min
ThailandThailand🇹🇭
€4.00/h
3 h 41 min
IndiaIndia🇮🇳
€2.50/h
5 h 53 min
NigeriaNigeria🇳🇬
€1.50/h
1 d 1 h 48 min
Fastest Munich Worker Slowest Country
Work Time — Average Wage
🇳🇴
Norway
€35.00/h
25 min
Hourly Wage: €35.0025 min
🇺🇸
USA (New York)
€30.00/h
29 min
Hourly Wage: €30.0029 min
🇦🇺
Australia
€26.50/h
33 min
Hourly Wage: €26.5033 min
🇩🇪
Germany (Munich)
€25.30/h
35 min
Hourly Wage: €25.3035 min
🇬🇧
UK (London)
€22.00/h
40 min
Hourly Wage: €22.0040 min
🇫🇷
France
€20.50/h
43 min
Hourly Wage: €20.5043 min
🇮🇹
Italy
€16.50/h
53 min
Hourly Wage: €16.5053 min
🇰🇷
South Korea
€16.00/h
55 min
Hourly Wage: €16.0055 min
🇯🇵
Japan
€15.00/h
59 min
Hourly Wage: €15.0059 min
🇪🇸
Spain
€14.00/h
1 h 3 min
Hourly Wage: €14.0063 min
🇨🇿
Czech Republic
€11.00/h
1 h 20 min
Hourly Wage: €11.0080 min
🇵🇱
Poland
€10.50/h
1 h 24 min
Hourly Wage: €10.5084 min
🇨🇳
China
€6.50/h
2 h 16 min
Hourly Wage: €6.50136 min
🇹🇷
Turkey
€6.00/h
2 h 27 min
Hourly Wage: €6.00147 min
🇲🇽
Mexico
€5.00/h
2 h 56 min
Hourly Wage: €5.00176 min
🇧🇷
Brazil
€4.50/h
3 h 16 min
Hourly Wage: €4.50196 min
🇹🇭
Thailand
€4.00/h
3 h 41 min
Hourly Wage: €4.00221 min
🇮🇳
India
€2.50/h
5 h 53 min
Hourly Wage: €2.50353 min
🇳🇬
Nigeria
€1.50/h
1 d 1 h 48 min
SlowestHourly Wage: €1.50588 min
Sources & Methodology
Hourly wages based on OECD, ILO, and Eurostat 2024 data, converted to EUR at average 2024 exchange rates. Net hourly wages after taxes (approximate). Beer price: €14.70 average Maß at Oktoberfest 2025. Work time = beer price / hourly wage.