Australia
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Australia
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Australia is about 1.26× Canada.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. A bar running right means Australia is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Canada
Canada = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 3.2× what it does in Canada — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.18Australia
C$0.15
USD 0.108Canada
C$0.05
USD 0.034
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.11Australia
C$0.36
USD 0.259Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.22Australia
C$1,375
AUD 1,399Canada
C$1,129
CAD 1,129
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.11Australia
C$88.43
AUD 89.95Canada
C$79.99
CAD 79.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.03Australia
C$7.91
AUD 8.5Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.92Australia
C$2.02
USD 1.421Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.87Australia
C$1.76
USD 1.239Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+30%
in AUD
6.55 → 8.5
6.55 → 8.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+30%
in CAD
It rose 30% in local currency, but 30% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.
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