Japan
Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
New Zealand = 1×
Japan
vs
New Zealand
Overall verdict
Japan is about 0.78× New Zealand.
Average across 5 categories, 9 items with data
The shape of prices (vs New Zealand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is New Zealand. 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 New Zealand
New Zealand = 1×
Japan is pricier →
New Zealand
New Zealand = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Japan, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.1× what it does in New Zealand — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.07Japan
NZD 0.39
USD 0.227New Zealand
NZD 0.37
USD 0.212
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.93Japan
NZD 92.56
JPY 8,778New Zealand
NZD 99.99
NZD 99.99
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.89Japan
NZD 1,506
JPY 142,800New Zealand
NZD 1,699
NZD 1,699
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.77Japan
NZD 0.13
USD 0.075New Zealand
NZD 0.17
USD 0.097
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.69Japan
NZD 1.72
USD 0.976New Zealand
NZD 2.49
USD 1.415
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.61Japan
NZD 5.27
JPY 480New Zealand
NZD 8.60
NZD 8.6
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.58Japan
NZD 1.84
USD 1.041New Zealand
NZD 3.17
USD 1.797
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
+3%
in NZD
It rose 23% in local currency, but 3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Japan's inflation.
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