Global Kebab IndexFrom Kebonomi
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The global layer will compare a standardized product, local wages, working time and exchange rates across countries.
FORMULA = standardized_portion_price / local_hourly_net_wage * 60
standardized_portion_price / local_hourly_net_wage * 60İstanbul → Berlin → London
The primary comparison is working time, not currency; exchange rates provide a secondary lens.
- 01Common product definition✓
- 02Local wage series○
- 03Gram-known price panel○
- 04Tax and service alignment○
- 05Cross-country release threshold○
The local price of a standard portion is divided by local hourly net pay to produce working minutes; currency comparison remains separate.
No country ranking is published yet. The first target is an Istanbul–Berlin–London pilot under one product contract.
The primary comparison is working time, not currency; exchange rates provide a secondary lens.
Döner, Adana and shish kebab are not one product. No ranking will be published before weight, service and tax definitions align.
In research and partnership stage; this page publishes the data contract and release threshold.
10 frequently asked questions
Short answers on formula, evidence and limits.
Show more questions01What does Global Kebab Index measure?
Global Kebab Index reads a kebab price together with the economic value attached to it, not as a price alone.
02How is the index calculated?
The local price of a standard portion is divided by local hourly net pay to produce working minutes; currency comparison remains separate. Technical formula: standardized_portion_price / local_hourly_net_wage * 60.
03What is the standard product?
The target is a standard plate equivalent to 150 grams of uncooked meat. Missing product or weight detail is labelled, not guessed.
04Which data are required?
The calculation needs 12 core fields: city, countryCode, price.amount, price.currency, meatGrams, kebabType, portionType, observedAt, sourceId, confidence, localWageSeries, fxRate. Unknown values remain null.
05Which years and places are covered?
No country ranking is published yet. The first target is an Istanbul–Berlin–London pilot under one product contract.
06How should the result be read?
The primary comparison is working time, not currency; exchange rates provide a secondary lens.
07Where do the sources come from?
Prices come from dated menus, official tariffs, news archives and direct documents; wage and reference series come from official institutions. Every result links to the source ledger.
08Which records are excluded?
Bundles with no separable price, temporary promotions, duplicate old prices and records outside the product contract are held out of the core calculation.
09When is it updated?
In research and partnership stage; this page publishes the data contract and release threshold.
10What is its main limitation?
Döner, Adana and shish kebab are not one product. No ranking will be published before weight, service and tax definitions align.