Italy
Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Japan = 1×
Italy
vs
Japan
Overall verdict
Italy is about 1.62× 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 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 Japan
Japan = 1×
Italy is pricier →
Japan
Japan = 1×
Italy is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Italy, Diesel 1L costs 2.5× 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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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.47Italy
¥392
USD 2.407Japan
¥159
USD 0.976
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.13Italy
¥361
USD 2.22Japan
¥169
USD 1.041
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.88Italy
¥22
USD 0.141Japan
¥12
USD 0.075
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.82Italy
¥66
USD 0.414Japan
¥36
USD 0.227
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.28Italy
¥182,492
EUR 979Japan
¥142,800
JPY 142,800
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.27Italy
¥11,183
EUR 59.99Japan
¥8,778
JPY 8,778
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