Germany
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Taiwan = 1×
Germany
vs
Taiwan
Overall verdict
Germany is about 1.93× Taiwan.
Average across 4 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 Germany 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×
Germany is pricier →
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Germany is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Germany, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 4.1× what it does in Taiwan — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.14Germany
NT$12.82
USD 0.406Taiwan
NT$3.09
USD 0.098
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.75Germany
NT$77.37
USD 2.451Taiwan
NT$28.10
USD 0.89
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.63Germany
NT$3.57
USD 0.113Taiwan
NT$1.36
USD 0.043
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.51Germany
NT$76.55
USD 2.425Taiwan
NT$30.56
USD 0.968
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.38Germany
NT$2,208
EUR 59.99Taiwan
NT$1,599
TWD 1,599
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.17Germany
NT$34,935
EUR 949Taiwan
NT$29,900
TWD 29,900
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