United Kingdom
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Saudi Arabia = 1×
Overall verdict
United Kingdom is about 2.17×
Saudi Arabia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Saudi Arabia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
United Kingdom is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In United Kingdom, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 7.7× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. 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 ×7.73
United Kingdom SAR 1.51 USD 0.402
Saudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.69
United Kingdom SAR 8.38 USD 2.235
Saudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.29
United Kingdom SAR 7.64 USD 2.037
Saudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.40
United Kingdom SAR 26.55 GBP 5.29
Saudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.09
United Kingdom SAR 249.73 GBP 49.99
Saudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.05
United Kingdom SAR 3,991 GBP 799
Saudi Arabia SAR 3,799 SAR 3,799
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
+49%
in SAR
It rose 52% in local currency, but 49% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United Kingdom's inflation.