Same thing, different bill. Country by country, with sources.
Why does the same thing cost so much more across a border? A Big Mac is $7.73 in Zurich and $3.50 in Bucharest. Netflix Standard is about $5 a month in India and almost $28 in Switzerland. An espresso in Italy costs €1.08, a takeaway coffee in Australia $5.42. A unit of electricity is 11 cents in Hungary and 40 in Ireland, and Eurostat found Romania the cheapest country in the EU for everyday shopping. Every story below links to its sources.
Apple sells one phone everywhere, but the price tag changes the moment you cross a border. Here's who pays the least, who pays the most, and why.
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Winter is coming, and 7 in 10 people across 33 countries expect to pay more for energy. We checked what a kilowatt-hour actually costs around Europe, and who got the nastiest surprise.
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Netflix doesn't have one price. It has dozens. We looked at what the Standard plan costs in different countries this October, and the gap is wild, even inside Europe.
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Your morning coffee got pricier almost everywhere. We lined up an espresso in Italy, a cappuccino in Britain and a takeaway in Australia. The gap is huge, and the reason isn't really the beans.
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Eurostat compared the prices of more than 2,000 everyday things across Europe. Romania came out as the cheapest country in the EU, Luxembourg and Denmark the priciest. But there's a catch, and it's your pay slip.
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Same groceries, same rent, same bus ticket, priced in 155 countries. The top is ten times dearer than the bottom, and six of the ten most expensive places are islands. Pack your wallet, not your swimsuit.
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It's the same burger everywhere: two patties, special sauce, a sesame bun. So why does it cost almost four times more in one city than another? Here's the world's tastiest price list.
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