France
Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
United Kingdom = 1×
France
vs
United Kingdom
Overall verdict
France is about 1.04× United Kingdom.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs United Kingdom = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Kingdom. A bar running right means France 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 Kingdom
United Kingdom = 1×
France is pricier →
United Kingdom
United Kingdom = 1×
France is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In France, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.56France
£0.10
USD 0.137United Kingdom
£0.07
USD 0.088
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.11France
£1.70
USD 2.253United Kingdom
£1.54
USD 2.037
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.05France
£1.78
USD 2.356United Kingdom
£1.69
USD 2.235
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.04France
£827.74
EUR 969United Kingdom
£799.00
GBP 799
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.03France
£51.24
EUR 59.99United Kingdom
£49.99
GBP 49.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.69France
£0.21
USD 0.276United Kingdom
£0.30
USD 0.402
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