United States

Compared with Austria, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Austria = 1×

United States vs

Austria

Overall verdict

United States is about 0.64× Austria.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Austria = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Austria. 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

Austria Austria = 1×

United States is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.88
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.77
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.58
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.42

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

In United States, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.9× what it does in Austria — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.88

United States €52.72 USD 59.99

Austria €59.99 EUR 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.77

United States €728.51 USD 829

Austria €949.00 EUR 949

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.62

United States €1.19 USD 1.356

Austria €1.93 USD 2.201

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.55

United States €1.01 USD 1.146

Austria €1.84 USD 2.09

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.53

United States €0.16 USD 0.188

Austria €0.30 USD 0.353

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.32

United States €0.04 USD 0.048

Austria €0.13 USD 0.148

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com