AustraliaAustralia

Venezuela

Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: AustraliaAustralia = 1×

VenezuelaVenezuela vs AustraliaAustralia
Overall verdict

VenezuelaVenezuela is about 0.12× AustraliaAustralia.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs AustraliaAustralia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Venezuela 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 AustraliaAustralia Australia = 1× VenezuelaVenezuela is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.71
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.27
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.01

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

In Venezuela, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in Australia — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.0×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.71
    VenezuelaVenezuela A$6.04 VES 1,370
    AustraliaAustralia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.27
    VenezuelaVenezuela A$0.10 USD 0.069
    AustraliaAustralia A$0.37 USD 0.259
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.03
    VenezuelaVenezuela A$0.05 USD 0.035
    AustraliaAustralia A$1.80 USD 1.239
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.00
    VenezuelaVenezuela A$0.01 USD 0.004
    AustraliaAustralia A$2.06 USD 1.421
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Venezuela

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-100%
in VES
16020000 → 1370
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
0%
in AUD

It rose -100% in local currency, but 0% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Venezuela's inflation.