Canada
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Canada
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Canada is about 1.03× South Korea.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Canada is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Big Mac costs 1.5× what it does in South Korea — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.48Canada
₩8,147
CAD 7.7South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.26Canada
₩83,085
CAD 79.99South Korea
₩66,000
KRW 66,000
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.09Canada
₩2,399
USD 1.54South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.00Canada
₩2,222
USD 1.426South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.97Canada
₩185
USD 0.123South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.91Canada
₩1,172,685
CAD 1,129South Korea
₩1,290,000
KRW 1,290,000
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47Canada
₩51
USD 0.034South Korea
₩110
USD 0.073
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
+33%
in KRW
It rose 14% in local currency, but 33% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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