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Guess the Price Worldwide Quiz
Can you guess what things cost around the world? 50 surprising price comparisons from Tokyo to Lagos.
Can you guess what things cost around the world? 50 surprising price comparisons from Tokyo to Lagos.
A pack of cigarettes costs over $27 in Australia but less than $1 in many African countries. From Big Mac prices to kidney-stone surgery costs, the gulf in what things cost around the world is staggering. This quiz tests your knowledge of global pricing across food, transport, housing, healthcare, technology, and everyday goods.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll explore why the Big Mac Index matters to economists, how purchasing power parity shapes daily life, which cities are truly unaffordable for renters, where you can fill a tank of gas for almost nothing, and the massive disparities in healthcare costs between nations. Prices reflect wages, taxes, subsidies, and local demand — and the differences can be shocking.
The Big Mac Index was invented by The Economist magazine in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their correct level. Because a Big Mac is sold in roughly the same way in dozens of countries, its price in local currency can be compared to assess whether a currency is over- or under-valued against the US dollar. Switzerland consistently has the world's most expensive Big Mac (around $8), while countries like Egypt and Ukraine have the cheapest.
According to the Mercer Cost of Living Survey and the EIU's Worldwide Cost of Living Index, Zurich and Singapore consistently rank among the world's most expensive cities, alongside Hong Kong, New York, and Geneva. Monaco is in a class of its own for real estate, with prime property exceeding $4.7 million per 100 square metres — the highest on earth.
Price differences between countries are driven by purchasing power parity, local wages, government subsidies (especially for fuel and utilities), import tariffs, tax regimes, and competition levels. Venezuela, for example, subsidises petrol so heavily that a litre costs virtually nothing. Australia heavily taxes tobacco. The US lacks universal healthcare, driving surgical costs far above European equivalents. Understanding these differences is key to global economics.
Last updated: March 2026