Australia

Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Japan = 1×

Australia vs

Japan

Overall verdict

Australia is about 1.33× Japan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Japan. 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

Japan Japan = 1×

Australia is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.88
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.32
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.28
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.17
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.12

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Australia, Big Mac costs 1.9× what it does in Japan — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×1.88

Australia ¥903 AUD 8.5

Japan ¥480 JPY 480

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.46

Australia ¥231 USD 1.421

Japan ¥159 USD 0.976

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.44

Australia ¥17 USD 0.108

Japan ¥12 USD 0.075

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.19

Australia ¥202 USD 1.239

Japan ¥169 USD 1.041

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.17

Australia ¥10,286 AUD 89.95

Japan ¥8,778 JPY 8,778

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.14

Australia ¥41 USD 0.259

Japan ¥36 USD 0.227

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.12

Australia ¥159,982 AUD 1,399

Japan ¥142,800 JPY 142,800

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store