Thailand
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Thailand
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Thailand is about 0.76× Australia.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Thailand 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×
Thailand is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Thailand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Thailand, Gasoline 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.08Thailand
A$1.94
USD 1.334Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.91Thailand
A$1,271
THB 29,900Australia
A$1,399
AUD 1,399
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.85Thailand
A$76.47
THB 1,799Australia
A$89.95
AUD 89.95
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.76Thailand
A$6.42
THB 135Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.73Thailand
A$1.50
USD 1.036Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.49Thailand
A$0.18
USD 0.127Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+5%
in THB
128 → 135
128 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+20%
in AUD
It rose 5% in local currency, but 20% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Thailand's inflation.
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