Canada
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Sweden = 1×
Canada
vs
Sweden
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.63× Sweden.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Sweden = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sweden. 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 Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Gasoline 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Sweden — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.85Canada
SEK 13.90
USD 1.426Sweden
SEK 16.26
USD 1.668
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.83Canada
SEK 552.13
CAD 79.99Sweden
SEK 663.59
EUR 59.99
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.77Canada
SEK 15.01
USD 1.54Sweden
SEK 19.57
USD 2.008
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.76Canada
SEK 51.16
CAD 7.7Sweden
SEK 67.00
SEK 67
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.71Canada
SEK 7,793
CAD 1,129Sweden
SEK 10,995
SEK 10,995
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.51Canada
SEK 1.15
USD 0.123Sweden
SEK 2.28
USD 0.243
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.15Canada
SEK 0.32
USD 0.034Sweden
SEK 2.06
USD 0.22
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
+10%
in SEK
It rose 14% in local currency, but 10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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