Australia

Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Kingdom = 1×

Australia vs

United Kingdom

Overall verdict

Australia is about 0.83× United Kingdom.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Kingdom = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Kingdom. 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 Kingdom United Kingdom = 1×

Australia is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.94
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.92
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.89
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.80
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.62

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

In Australia, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.2× what it does in United Kingdom — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.23

Australia £0.08 USD 0.108

United Kingdom £0.07 USD 0.088

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.94

Australia £47.14 AUD 89.95

United Kingdom £49.99 GBP 49.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.92

Australia £733.13 AUD 1,399

United Kingdom £799.00 GBP 799

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.80

Australia £4.25 AUD 8.5

United Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.64

Australia £0.19 USD 0.259

United Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64

Australia £1.07 USD 1.421

United Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.61

Australia £0.94 USD 1.239

United Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com