Belgium
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Norway = 1×
Belgium
vs
Norway
Overall verdict
Belgium is about 1.25× Norway.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. 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 Norway
Norway = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Norway
Norway = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Belgium, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.5× what it does in Norway — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.9×. 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 ×2.46Belgium
NOK 3.92
USD 0.406Norway
NOK 1.59
USD 0.165
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.13Belgium
NOK 654.03
EUR 59.99Norway
NOK 579.00
NOK 579
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.06Belgium
NOK 23.45
USD 2.36Norway
NOK 22.13
USD 2.227
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.92Belgium
NOK 21.10
USD 2.123Norway
NOK 22.94
USD 2.308
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.88Belgium
NOK 10,564
EUR 969Norway
NOK 11,990
NOK 11,990
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