Canada
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Canada
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.79× Australia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Canada 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×
Canada is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Gasoline 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Australia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.15Canada
A$2.07
USD 1.426Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.08Canada
A$2.23
USD 1.54Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.97Canada
A$8.27
CAD 7.7Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.90Canada
A$81.36
CAD 79.99Australia
A$89.95
AUD 89.95
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.82Canada
A$1,148
CAD 1,129Australia
A$1,399
AUD 1,399
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47Canada
A$0.18
USD 0.123Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.31Canada
A$0.05
USD 0.034Australia
A$0.16
USD 0.108
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+14%
in AUD
It rose 14% in local currency, but 14% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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