Australia

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×

Australia vs

United Arab Emirates

Overall verdict

Australia is about 1.40× United Arab Emirates.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab Emirates = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1×

Australia is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 1 item

×3.24
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.42
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.10
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.06
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.01

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

In Australia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.2× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.0×. 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 ×3.24

Australia AED 0.95 USD 0.259

United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.45

Australia AED 5.22 USD 1.421

United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.38

Australia AED 4.55 USD 1.239

United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.10

Australia AED 20.92 AUD 8.5

United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.06

Australia AED 3,587 AUD 1,399

United Arab Emirates AED 3,399 AED 3,399

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.01

Australia AED 230.61 AUD 89.95

United Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store