Canada
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Canada
vs
Saudi Arabia
Overall verdict
Canada is about 1.39× Saudi Arabia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Saudi Arabia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Diesel 1L costs 3.2× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.23Canada
SAR 5.78
USD 1.54Saudi Arabia
SAR 1.79
USD 0.477
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.37Canada
SAR 0.46
USD 0.123Saudi Arabia
SAR 0.20
USD 0.052
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.30Canada
SAR 5.35
USD 1.426Saudi Arabia
SAR 2.33
USD 0.62
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.09Canada
SAR 20.79
CAD 7.7Saudi Arabia
SAR 19.00
SAR 19
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.93Canada
SAR 213.00
CAD 79.99Saudi Arabia
SAR 229.00
SAR 229
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.79Canada
SAR 3,006
CAD 1,129Saudi Arabia
SAR 3,799
SAR 3,799
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
+4%
in SAR
It rose 14% in local currency, but 4% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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