United Kingdom

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

United Kingdom vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

United Kingdom is about 1.97× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

United Kingdom is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 2 items

×2.90
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.87
⛽ Transport 2 items

×2.30
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.35
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.15

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

In United Kingdom, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 4.1× what it does in Taiwan — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.10

United Kingdom NT$12.69 USD 0.402

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.87

United Kingdom NT$223.53 GBP 5.29

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.51

United Kingdom NT$70.55 USD 2.235

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.10

United Kingdom NT$64.30 USD 2.037

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.05

United Kingdom NT$2.78 USD 0.088

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.35

United Kingdom NT$2,154 GBP 49.99

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.15

United Kingdom NT$34,432 GBP 799

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store