Italy
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hong Kong = 1×
Italy
vs
Hong Kong
Overall verdict
Italy is about 1.09× Hong Kong.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. A bar running right means Italy 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 Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Italy is pricier →
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Italy is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Italy, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.3× what it does in Hong Kong — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.5×. 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 ×2.25Italy
HK$3.24
USD 0.414Hong Kong
HK$1.44
USD 0.184
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.34Italy
HK$535.33
EUR 59.99Hong Kong
HK$399.00
HKD 399
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.27Italy
HK$8,736
EUR 979Hong Kong
HK$6,899
HKD 6,899
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.08Italy
HK$1.11
USD 0.141Hong Kong
HK$1.02
USD 0.13
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.54Italy
HK$17.41
USD 2.22Hong Kong
HK$32.05
USD 4.086
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.54Italy
HK$18.88
USD 2.407Hong Kong
HK$35.12
USD 4.478
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