Belgium
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Sweden = 1×
Belgium
vs
Sweden
Overall verdict
Belgium is about 0.99× Sweden.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Sweden = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sweden. 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 Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Belgium, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.7× what it does in Sweden — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. 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 ×1.67Belgium
SEK 3.81
USD 0.406Sweden
SEK 2.28
USD 0.243
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.27Belgium
SEK 20.69
USD 2.123Sweden
SEK 16.26
USD 1.668
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.18Belgium
SEK 23.00
USD 2.36Sweden
SEK 19.57
USD 2.008
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.00Belgium
SEK 663.59
EUR 59.99Sweden
SEK 663.59
EUR 59.99
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.97Belgium
SEK 10,719
EUR 969Sweden
SEK 10,995
SEK 10,995
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.40Belgium
SEK 0.82
USD 0.087Sweden
SEK 2.06
USD 0.22
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