United States

Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Australia = 1×

United States vs

Australia

Overall verdict

United States is about 0.86× Australia.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means United States 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

Australia Australia = 1×

United States is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.07
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.96
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.94
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.85
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.57

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

In United States, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Australia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×1.07

United States A$9.14 USD 6.12

Australia A$8.50 AUD 8.5

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.96

United States A$85.93 USD 59.99

Australia A$89.95 AUD 89.95

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.95

United States A$1.97 USD 1.356

Australia A$2.06 USD 1.421

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.92

United States A$1.66 USD 1.146

Australia A$1.80 USD 1.239

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.85

United States A$1,188 USD 829

Australia A$1,399 AUD 1,399

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.73

United States A$0.27 USD 0.188

Australia A$0.37 USD 0.259

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.44

United States A$0.07 USD 0.048

Australia A$0.16 USD 0.108

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com