Australia
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Australia
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Australia is about 1.31× South Korea.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Australia is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.0× what it does in South Korea — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.9×. 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 ×2.04Australia
₩390
USD 0.259South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.52Australia
₩8,370
AUD 8.5South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.48Australia
₩163
USD 0.108South Korea
₩110
USD 0.073
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.39Australia
₩91,854
AUD 89.95South Korea
₩66,000
KRW 66,000
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.11Australia
₩1,428,617
AUD 1,399South Korea
₩1,290,000
KRW 1,290,000
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.00Australia
₩2,214
USD 1.421South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.87Australia
₩1,930
USD 1.239South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
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
+52%
in KRW
It rose 30% in local currency, but 52% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.
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