Australia
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Norway = 1×
Australia
vs
Norway
Overall verdict
Australia is about 0.89× Norway.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. A bar running right means Australia 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 Norway
Norway = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Norway
Norway = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in Norway — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.57Australia
NOK 2.50
USD 0.259Norway
NOK 1.59
USD 0.165
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.04Australia
NOK 601.61
AUD 89.95Norway
NOK 579.00
NOK 579
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.78Australia
NOK 9,357
AUD 1,399Norway
NOK 11,990
NOK 11,990
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.76Australia
NOK 57.59
AUD 8.5Norway
NOK 76.00
NOK 76
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64Australia
NOK 14.12
USD 1.421Norway
NOK 22.13
USD 2.227
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.54Australia
NOK 12.31
USD 1.239Norway
NOK 22.94
USD 2.308
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+30%
in AUD
6.55 → 8.5
6.55 → 8.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+33%
in NOK
It rose 30% in local currency, but 33% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.
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