United States
Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
United Kingdom = 1×
United States
vs
United Kingdom
Overall verdict
United States is about 0.71× United Kingdom.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs United Kingdom = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Kingdom. 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 United Kingdom
United Kingdom = 1×
United States is pricier →
United Kingdom
United Kingdom = 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 United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. 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 ×0.90United States
£45.03
USD 59.99United Kingdom
£49.99
GBP 49.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86United States
£4.57
USD 6.12United Kingdom
£5.29
GBP 5.29
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.78United States
£622.31
USD 829United Kingdom
£799.00
GBP 799
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.61United States
£1.02
USD 1.356United Kingdom
£1.69
USD 2.235
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.56United States
£0.87
USD 1.146United Kingdom
£1.54
USD 2.037
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.55United States
£0.04
USD 0.048United Kingdom
£0.07
USD 0.088
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47United States
£0.14
USD 0.188United Kingdom
£0.30
USD 0.402
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
+26%
in GBP
It rose 24% in local currency, but 26% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United States's inflation.
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