United Kingdom

Compared with Ireland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Ireland = 1×

United Kingdom vs

Ireland

Overall verdict

United Kingdom is about 0.95× Ireland.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Ireland = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Ireland. A bar running right means United Kingdom 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

Ireland Ireland = 1×

United Kingdom is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.10
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.98
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.96
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.81

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

In United Kingdom, Diesel 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Ireland — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.16

United Kingdom €1.96 USD 2.235

Ireland €1.69 USD 1.926

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.04

United Kingdom €1.79 USD 2.037

Ireland €1.71 USD 1.952

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.98

United Kingdom €58.52 GBP 49.99

Ireland €59.99 EUR 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.96

United Kingdom €935.35 GBP 799

Ireland €979.00 EUR 979

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.89

United Kingdom €0.35 USD 0.402

Ireland €0.39 USD 0.45

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.73

United Kingdom €0.08 USD 0.088

Ireland €0.10 USD 0.121

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com