United Kingdom

Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Japan = 1×

United Kingdom vs

Japan

Overall verdict

United Kingdom is about 1.61× Japan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Japan. 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

Japan Japan = 1×

United Kingdom is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.34
⛽ Transport 2 items

×2.12
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.44
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.24
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.22

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

In United Kingdom, Big Mac costs 2.3× what it does in Japan — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×2.34

United Kingdom ¥1,123 GBP 5.29

Japan ¥480 JPY 480

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.29

United Kingdom ¥364 USD 2.235

Japan ¥159 USD 0.976

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.96

United Kingdom ¥331 USD 2.037

Japan ¥169 USD 1.041

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.77

United Kingdom ¥64 USD 0.402

Japan ¥36 USD 0.227

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.24

United Kingdom ¥10,909 GBP 49.99

Japan ¥8,778 JPY 8,778

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.22

United Kingdom ¥174,356 GBP 799

Japan ¥142,800 JPY 142,800

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.17

United Kingdom ¥14 USD 0.088

Japan ¥12 USD 0.075

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com