Spain
Compared with China, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
China = 1×
Spain
vs
China
Overall verdict
Spain is about 1.70× China.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs China = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is China. A bar running right means Spain 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 China
China = 1×
Spain is pricier →
China
China = 1×
Spain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Spain, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.4× what it does in China — 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 ×3.36Spain
¥1.75
USD 0.255China
¥0.52
USD 0.076
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.94Spain
¥0.68
USD 0.099China
¥0.35
USD 0.051
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.83Spain
¥12.98
USD 1.911China
¥7.10
USD 1.045
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.56Spain
¥12.51
USD 1.841China
¥8.01
USD 1.179
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.55Spain
¥463.26
EUR 59.99China
¥298.00
CNY 298
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.23Spain
¥7,406
EUR 959China
¥5,999
CNY 5,999
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