Canada
Compared with Netherlands, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Netherlands = 1×
Canada
vs
Netherlands
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.58× Netherlands.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Netherlands = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Netherlands. A bar running right means Canada 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 Netherlands
Netherlands = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Netherlands
Netherlands = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.8× what it does in Netherlands — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.83Canada
€49.91
CAD 79.99Netherlands
€59.99
EUR 59.99
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.73Canada
€704.49
CAD 1,129Netherlands
€969.00
EUR 969
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.62Canada
€1.35
USD 1.54Netherlands
€2.18
USD 2.48
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.54Canada
€1.25
USD 1.426Netherlands
€2.32
USD 2.638
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.43Canada
€0.11
USD 0.123Netherlands
€0.25
USD 0.286
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26Canada
€0.03
USD 0.034Netherlands
€0.11
USD 0.131
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+6%
in EUR
It rose 14% in local currency, but 6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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