China
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Taiwan = 1×
China
vs
Taiwan
Overall verdict
China is about 1.08× Taiwan.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. A bar running right means China 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 Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
China is pricier →
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
China is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In China, Big Mac costs 1.5× what it does in Taiwan — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.48China
NT$115.61
CNY 25.5Taiwan
NT$78.00
TWD 78
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.22China
NT$37.22
USD 1.179Taiwan
NT$30.56
USD 0.968
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.19China
NT$1.61
USD 0.051Taiwan
NT$1.36
USD 0.043
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.17China
NT$32.99
USD 1.045Taiwan
NT$28.10
USD 0.89
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.96China
NT$28,598
CNY 5,999Taiwan
NT$29,900
TWD 29,900
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.89China
NT$1,421
CNY 298Taiwan
NT$1,599
TWD 1,599
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.78China
NT$2.40
USD 0.076Taiwan
NT$3.09
USD 0.098
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CNY
22.4 → 25.5
22.4 → 25.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+19%
in TWD
It rose 14% in local currency, but 19% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not China's inflation.
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