Australia
Compared with Italy, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Italy = 1×
Australia
vs
Italy
Overall verdict
Australia is about 0.75× Italy.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Italy = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Italy. 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 Italy
Italy = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Italy
Italy = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.9× what it does in Italy — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.92Australia
€55.18
AUD 89.95Italy
€59.99
EUR 59.99
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.88Australia
€858.25
AUD 1,399Italy
€979.00
EUR 979
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.77Australia
€0.09
USD 0.108Italy
€0.12
USD 0.141
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.63Australia
€0.22
USD 0.259Italy
€0.36
USD 0.414
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.59Australia
€1.25
USD 1.421Italy
€2.11
USD 2.407
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.56Australia
€1.09
USD 1.239Italy
€1.95
USD 2.22
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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