Ireland
Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Japan = 1×
Ireland
vs
Japan
Overall verdict
Ireland is about 1.54× Japan.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Japan. A bar running right means Ireland 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 Japan
Japan = 1×
Ireland is pricier →
Japan
Japan = 1×
Ireland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ireland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.0× what it does in Japan — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.3×. 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 ×1.98Ireland
¥71
USD 0.45Japan
¥36
USD 0.227
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.97Ireland
¥313
USD 1.926Japan
¥159
USD 0.976
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.88Ireland
¥318
USD 1.952Japan
¥169
USD 1.041
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.61Ireland
¥19
USD 0.121Japan
¥12
USD 0.075
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.28Ireland
¥182,492
EUR 979Japan
¥142,800
JPY 142,800
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.27Ireland
¥11,183
EUR 59.99Japan
¥8,778
JPY 8,778
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