Priced in Sats
A big mac (1 meal) is, on average, about
7.9k sats
≈ $5.01 · averaged across 63 countries at the live Bitcoin price.
Cheapest
3.3k sats
Most expensive
13.4k sats
That figure is the price of a big mac converted into Bitcoin satoshis (sats) — the smallest unit of Bitcoin, one hundred-millionth of a coin. Measuring in sats lets you compare what a big mac really costs anywhere in the world using a single unit, instead of juggling local currencies.
The number isn't fixed: it moves with both the local cash price of a big mac and the Bitcoin exchange rate. Over time, as Bitcoin appreciates, the same big mac tends to cost fewer sats — which is the whole point of pricing the world in sound money.
A big mac (1 meal) is about 7,947 sats on average worldwide — roughly $5.01 at the current Bitcoin price. It ranges from 3,301 sats in Indonesia to 13,363 sats in Luxembourg.
7,947 sats is 0.00007947 BTC. One bitcoin is 100,000,000 satoshis (sats), so everyday items are most naturally priced in sats rather than whole bitcoin.
The sat price moves for two reasons: the local cash price of a big mac, and the Bitcoin exchange rate. As Bitcoin appreciates over time, the same big mac tends to cost fewer and fewer sats — the deflationary side of sound money.
A satoshi (sat) is the smallest unit of Bitcoin: one hundred-millionth of a bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC). Pricing things in sats gives a single universal unit that works across every country without fiat exchange-rate noise.