Italy
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Taiwan = 1×
Italy
vs
Taiwan
Overall verdict
Italy is about 1.98× Taiwan.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. 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 Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Italy is pricier →
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Italy is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Italy, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 4.2× 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 ×4.22Italy
NT$13.07
USD 0.414Taiwan
NT$3.09
USD 0.098
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.28Italy
NT$4.45
USD 0.141Taiwan
NT$1.36
USD 0.043
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.70Italy
NT$75.98
USD 2.407Taiwan
NT$28.10
USD 0.89
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.29Italy
NT$70.08
USD 2.22Taiwan
NT$30.56
USD 0.968
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.38Italy
NT$2,208
EUR 59.99Taiwan
NT$1,599
TWD 1,599
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.21Italy
NT$36,039
EUR 979Taiwan
NT$29,900
TWD 29,900
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