The week in prices
22 October 2026 to 25 October 2026: what the Pricele games asked, and what the answers were. Each day links to its full answer page, and you can replay any of them from the games archive.
Highlights
- The dearest price in this week's games was 100 kWh of electricity in South Africa at $27.80. The cheapest was mobile data (1 GB) in Poland at $0.37.
- Price Atlas players had to name 4 countries: Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia, South Korea.
- Price Year receipts ran from 1984 to 2025, 20 receipts in all.
- The widest Rent Ratio matchup: a two-bedroom in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA rents for 1.9 times one in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($3,236 against $1,711 a month).
- The biggest climber on the Inflation Ladder was a pound of ground beef, up 256% from 2002 to 2025.
- The oldest Then & Now price: a gallon of regular gas at $1.88 in 2004.
22 October 2026
Pricele: Big Mac in 🇺🇸 United States, $6.12. Answer page
- Price Atlas: The mystery country was Switzerland 🇨🇭.
- Higher or Lower Daily: The chain ran through 10 prices.
- Price Year: The five receipts were from 1992, 2004, 2016, 2009, 1985.
- Then & Now: A dozen large eggs cost $1.91 in 2013.
- Open Range: The five prices to bracket:
- Rent Ratio: The higher two-bedroom fair market rent in each matchup:
- Inflation Ladder: Biggest price rise first, 2002 to 2025:
- Pricele 1000: The five rounds:
23 October 2026
Pricele: Beer (330ml) in 🇵🇰 Pakistan, $1.33. Answer page
- Price Atlas: The mystery country was New Zealand 🇳🇿.
- Higher or Lower Daily: The chain ran through 10 prices.
- Price Year: The five receipts were from 2020, 1985, 1993, 2006, 2012.
- Then & Now: A pound of white bread cost $1.37 in 2010.
- Open Range: The five prices to bracket:
- Rent Ratio: The higher two-bedroom fair market rent in each matchup:
- Inflation Ladder: Biggest price rise first, 2002 to 2025:
- Pricele 1000: The five rounds:
24 October 2026
Pricele: Electricity (100 kWh) in 🇨🇳 China, $7.90. Answer page
- Price Atlas: The mystery country was Australia 🇦🇺.
- Higher or Lower Daily: The chain ran through 10 prices.
- Price Year: The five receipts were from 2025, 1995, 1986, 2004, 2007.
- Then & Now: A gallon of regular gas cost $1.88 in 2004.
- Open Range: The five prices to bracket:
- Rent Ratio: The higher two-bedroom fair market rent in each matchup:
- Inflation Ladder: Biggest price rise first, 2005 to 2025:
- Pricele 1000: The five rounds:
25 October 2026
Pricele: Cigarettes (20-pack) in 🇵🇪 Peru, $4.38. Answer page
- Price Atlas: The mystery country was South Korea 🇰🇷.
- Higher or Lower Daily: The chain ran through 10 prices.
- Price Year: The five receipts were from 2015, 2017, 1997, 1984, 2001.
- Then & Now: A pound of ground beef cost $2.22 in 2009.
- Open Range: The five prices to bracket:
- Rent Ratio: The higher two-bedroom fair market rent in each matchup:
- Inflation Ladder: Biggest price rise first, 2008 to 2025:
- Pricele 1000: The five rounds: