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Do McDonald's workers in Denmark make the equivalent of $22 U.S. per hour? Can they live well on that? (leddit.danmark.party)

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There's a meme being debated right now that says McDonald's workers in Denmark make $22 U.S. per hour plus they have 6 weeks of vacation.

Is this accurate? U.S. McDonald's workers make much less than this.

Can you work at a fast food place like McDonald's and have a decent standard of living?

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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/drbootup at 2024-02-14 01:29:18+00:00.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Mikkelet at 2024-02-14 01:44:42+00:00 ID: kqbp54f

Due to Denmark's high cost of living, 22 USD/hour isn't that much, but I think the argument in that debate is more to rebute the claim that increasing US employees' salary would cause the burger prices to skyrocket. However the pricing between the two countries is afaik pretty comparable, so McDonald's US can definitely afford to increase their salaries. Just checked a big Mac index online, and the put Denmark and the US at the same price!

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Listeria08 at 2024-02-14 03:35:14+00:00 ID: kqc5eua

And McD wages is a poetic place to bring the Big Mac index into use;(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Matchbreakers at 2024-02-14 03:22:53+00:00 ID: kqc3pok

I think another to add to that is that the cost of living is not that much higher. Numbeo puts the numbers for Denmark at 75.17 and the US at 72.9. and others have a similar disparity.

So on an average wage the US citizen can buy more than a Dane, but the McDonalds wage in Denmark is a lot closer to the average wage of Denmark than the US McDonalds wage is to the US average.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

ScarecrowJohnny at 2024-02-14 05:12:29+00:00 ID: kqchmha

Probably more meaningful to use median numbers than averages as a few ultra rich people can skew those numbers considerably, which doesn't say much about normal life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Matchbreakers at 2024-02-14 09:36:07+00:00 ID: kqd4jnt

True

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

thebluwhale98 at 2024-02-14 03:53:31+00:00 ID: kqc7wjl

I think a Big Mac might actually be cheaper in DK than it is in the US….

Just checked, seems that currently prices in DK are the same as in the US when not adjusted for GDP.