United Kingdom
Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
New Zealand = 1×
United Kingdom
vs
New Zealand
Overall verdict
United Kingdom is about 1.26× New Zealand.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs New Zealand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is New Zealand. 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 New Zealand
New Zealand = 1×
United Kingdom is pricier →
New Zealand
New Zealand = 1×
United Kingdom is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In United Kingdom, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.9× what it does in New Zealand — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.9×. 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 ×1.90United Kingdom
NZD 0.70
USD 0.402New Zealand
NZD 0.37
USD 0.212
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.58United Kingdom
NZD 3.94
USD 2.235New Zealand
NZD 2.49
USD 1.415
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.43United Kingdom
NZD 12.33
GBP 5.29New Zealand
NZD 8.60
NZD 8.6
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.15United Kingdom
NZD 115.03
GBP 49.99New Zealand
NZD 99.99
NZD 99.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.13United Kingdom
NZD 3.59
USD 2.037New Zealand
NZD 3.17
USD 1.797
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.08United Kingdom
NZD 1,839
GBP 799New Zealand
NZD 1,699
NZD 1,699
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.91United Kingdom
NZD 0.15
USD 0.088New Zealand
NZD 0.17
USD 0.097
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+52%
in GBP
3.49 → 5.29
3.49 → 5.29
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+79%
in NZD
It rose 52% in local currency, but 79% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United Kingdom's inflation.
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