Australia

Compared with United States, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United States = 1×

Australia vs

United States

Overall verdict

Australia is about 1.17× United States.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

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

How to read this

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

Australia is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.76
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.18
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.06
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.05
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.93

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

In Australia, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.3× what it does in United States — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. 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 ×2.25

Australia $0.11 USD 0.108

United States $0.05 USD 0.048

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.38

Australia $0.26 USD 0.259

United States $0.19 USD 0.188

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.18

Australia $976.64 AUD 1,399

United States $829.00 USD 829

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.08

Australia $1.24 USD 1.239

United States $1.15 USD 1.146

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.05

Australia $1.42 USD 1.421

United States $1.36 USD 1.356

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.05

Australia $62.79 AUD 89.95

United States $59.99 USD 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.93

Australia $5.69 AUD 8.5

United States $6.12 USD 6.12

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index