Australia
Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Uruguay = 1×
Australia
vs
Uruguay
Overall verdict
Australia is about 0.79× Uruguay.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Uruguay = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Uruguay. 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 Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.0× what it does in Uruguay — 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.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.02Australia
UYU 10.02
USD 0.259Uruguay
UYU 9.87
USD 0.255
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.97Australia
UYU 55.00
USD 1.421Uruguay
UYU 56.63
USD 1.463
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.65Australia
UYU 220.41
AUD 8.5Uruguay
UYU 339.00
UYU 339
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.56Australia
UYU 47.96
USD 1.239Uruguay
UYU 85.58
USD 2.211
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
+5%
in UYU
It rose 30% in local currency, but 5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.
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