Japan
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Japan
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Japan is about 0.95× Canada.
Average across 5 categories, 9 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. A bar running right means Japan 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Japan, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.2× what it does in Canada — but Big Mac 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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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.21Japan
C$0.10
USD 0.075Canada
C$0.05
USD 0.034
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.85Japan
C$0.32
USD 0.227Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.09Japan
C$1,228
JPY 142,800Canada
C$1,129
CAD 1,129
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.94Japan
C$75.47
JPY 8,778Canada
C$79.99
CAD 79.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.73Japan
C$1.48
USD 1.041Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63Japan
C$1.39
USD 0.976Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.55Japan
C$4.21
JPY 480Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+23%
in JPY
390 → 480
390 → 480
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-7%
in CAD
It rose 23% in local currency, but -7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Japan's inflation.
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