Australia

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

Australia vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

Australia is about 1.63× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

Australia is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 2 items

×2.58
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.30
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.43
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.27
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.06

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

In Australia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.6× what it does in Taiwan — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. 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 ×2.64

Australia NT$8.18 USD 0.259

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.51

Australia NT$3.41 USD 0.108

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.30

Australia NT$179.76 AUD 8.5

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.60

Australia NT$44.86 USD 1.421

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.28

Australia NT$39.11 USD 1.239

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.27

Australia NT$2,031 AUD 89.95

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.06

Australia NT$31,594 AUD 1,399

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store