Belgium
Compared with Iceland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Iceland = 1×
Belgium
vs
Iceland
Overall verdict
Belgium is about 1.68× Iceland.
Average across 2 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Iceland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Iceland. A bar running right means Belgium 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 Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Belgium, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.3× what it does in Iceland — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.27Belgium
ISK 50
USD 0.406Iceland
ISK 22
USD 0.179
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.26Belgium
ISK 298
USD 2.36Iceland
ISK 237
USD 1.878
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.23Belgium
ISK 268
USD 2.123Iceland
ISK 218
USD 1.727
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