United States
Compared with Italy, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Italy = 1×
Overall verdict
United States is about 0.61×
Italy.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Italy = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Italy. 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
Italy
Italy = 1×
United States is pricier →
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 Italy — 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.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.88
United States €52.72 USD 59.99
Italy €59.99 EUR 59.99
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.74
United States €728.51 USD 829
Italy €979.00 EUR 979
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.56
United States €1.19 USD 1.356
Italy €2.11 USD 2.407
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.52
United States €1.01 USD 1.146
Italy €1.95 USD 2.22
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.45
United States €0.16 USD 0.188
Italy €0.36 USD 0.414
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34
United States €0.04 USD 0.048
Italy €0.12 USD 0.141
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in USD
4.93 → 6.12
4.93 → 6.12
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+27%
in EUR
It rose 24% in local currency, but 27% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United States's inflation.