Ireland
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Malaysia = 1×
Ireland
vs
Malaysia
Overall verdict
Ireland is about 2.09× Malaysia.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. 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 Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Ireland is pricier →
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Ireland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ireland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 9.0× what it does in Malaysia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. 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 ×9.00Ireland
MYR 1.81
USD 0.45Malaysia
MYR 0.20
USD 0.05
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.17Ireland
MYR 0.49
USD 0.121Malaysia
MYR 0.12
USD 0.029
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.33Ireland
MYR 7.99
USD 1.952Malaysia
MYR 3.42
USD 0.836
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.94Ireland
MYR 7.89
USD 1.926Malaysia
MYR 4.07
USD 0.995
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.28Ireland
MYR 279.27
EUR 59.99Malaysia
MYR 219.00
MYR 219
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.14Ireland
MYR 4,557
EUR 979Malaysia
MYR 3,999
MYR 3,999
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