Australia
Compared with France, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
France = 1×
Australia
vs
France
Overall verdict
Australia is about 0.80× France.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs France = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is France. 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 France
France = 1×
Australia is pricier →
France
France = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in France — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.94Australia
€0.22
USD 0.259France
€0.24
USD 0.276
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.92Australia
€55.18
AUD 89.95France
€59.99
EUR 59.99
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.89Australia
€858.25
AUD 1,399France
€969.00
EUR 969
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.79Australia
€0.09
USD 0.108France
€0.12
USD 0.137
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.60Australia
€1.25
USD 1.421France
€2.07
USD 2.356
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.55Australia
€1.09
USD 1.239France
€1.98
USD 2.253
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
+21%
in EUR
It rose 30% in local currency, but 21% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.
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