Belgium
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Belgium
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Belgium is about 1.24× Australia.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Belgium 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 Australia
Australia = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Belgium, Gasoline 1L costs 1.7× what it does in Australia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.71Belgium
A$3.08
USD 2.123Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.66Belgium
A$3.42
USD 2.36Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.57Belgium
A$0.58
USD 0.406Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.13Belgium
A$1,580
EUR 969Australia
A$1,399
AUD 1,399
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.09Belgium
A$97.79
EUR 59.99Australia
A$89.95
AUD 89.95
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.81Belgium
A$0.13
USD 0.087Australia
A$0.16
USD 0.108
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