Australia
Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Qatar = 1×
Overall verdict
Australia is about 2.84×
Qatar.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Qatar = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Qatar. 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
Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 8.1× what it does in Qatar — but Big Mac costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×8.09
Australia QAR 0.94 USD 0.259
Qatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.53
Australia QAR 5.17 USD 1.421
Qatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.15
Australia QAR 4.51 USD 1.239
Qatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.22
Australia QAR 20.73 AUD 8.5
Qatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
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
+19%
in QAR
It rose 30% in local currency, but 19% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.