Taiwan

Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Australia = 1×

Taiwan vs

Australia

Overall verdict

Taiwan is about 0.61× Australia.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Taiwan 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

Australia Australia = 1×

Taiwan is pricier →

📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.95
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.79
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.70
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.43
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.39

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Taiwan, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 0.9× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.95

Taiwan A$1,324 TWD 29,900

Australia A$1,399 AUD 1,399

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.79

Taiwan A$70.80 TWD 1,599

Australia A$89.95 AUD 89.95

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.78

Taiwan A$1.40 USD 0.968

Australia A$1.80 USD 1.239

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63

Taiwan A$1.29 USD 0.89

Australia A$2.06 USD 1.421

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.43

Taiwan A$3.69 TWD 78

Australia A$8.50 AUD 8.5

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.40

Taiwan A$0.06 USD 0.043

Australia A$0.16 USD 0.108

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.38

Taiwan A$0.14 USD 0.098

Australia A$0.37 USD 0.259

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com