Australia
Compared with Netherlands, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Netherlands = 1×
Australia
vs
Netherlands
Overall verdict
Australia is about 0.78× Netherlands.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Netherlands = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Netherlands. 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 Netherlands
Netherlands = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Netherlands
Netherlands = 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 Netherlands — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.92Australia
€55.18
AUD 89.95Netherlands
€59.99
EUR 59.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.91Australia
€0.22
USD 0.259Netherlands
€0.25
USD 0.286
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.89Australia
€858.25
AUD 1,399Netherlands
€969.00
EUR 969
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.82Australia
€0.09
USD 0.108Netherlands
€0.11
USD 0.131
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.57Australia
€1.25
USD 1.421Netherlands
€2.18
USD 2.48
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.47Australia
€1.09
USD 1.239Netherlands
€2.32
USD 2.638
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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