Canada
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Norway = 1×
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.74×
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 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
Norway
Norway = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.9× what it does in Norway — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.94
Canada NOK 544.17 CAD 79.99
Norway NOK 579.00 NOK 579
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.75
Canada NOK 1.19 USD 0.123
Norway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.74
Canada NOK 56.05 CAD 7.7
Norway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.69
Canada NOK 15.30 USD 1.54
Norway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.64
Canada NOK 7,681 CAD 1,129
Norway NOK 11,990 NOK 11,990
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.62
Canada NOK 14.17 USD 1.426
Norway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
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
+17%
in NOK
It rose 14% in local currency, but 17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.