Japan
Compared with Spain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Spain = 1×
Japan
vs
Spain
Overall verdict
Japan is about 0.73× Spain.
Average across 4 categories, 9 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Spain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Spain. 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 Spain
Spain = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Spain
Spain = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Japan, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in Spain — 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.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.89Japan
€0.20
USD 0.227Spain
€0.22
USD 0.255
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.80Japan
€766.07
JPY 142,800Spain
€959.00
EUR 959
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.78Japan
€47.09
JPY 8,778Spain
€59.99
EUR 59.99
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.76Japan
€0.06
USD 0.075Spain
€0.09
USD 0.099
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.57Japan
€0.91
USD 1.041Spain
€1.62
USD 1.841
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.51Japan
€0.86
USD 0.976Spain
€1.68
USD 1.911
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
-13%
in EUR
It rose 23% in local currency, but -13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Japan's inflation.
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