Canada
Compared with Switzerland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Switzerland = 1×
Canada
vs
Switzerland
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.58× Switzerland.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Switzerland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Switzerland. 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 Switzerland
Switzerland = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Switzerland
Switzerland = 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 Switzerland — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. 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 ×0.83Canada
CHF 46.45
CAD 79.99Switzerland
CHF 55.99
CHF 55.99
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.82Canada
CHF 655.58
CAD 1,129Switzerland
CHF 799.00
CHF 799
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.62Canada
CHF 1.16
USD 1.426Switzerland
CHF 1.87
USD 2.307
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.61Canada
CHF 4.45
CAD 7.7Switzerland
CHF 7.30
CHF 7.3
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.60Canada
CHF 1.25
USD 1.54Switzerland
CHF 2.09
USD 2.58
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34Canada
CHF 0.10
USD 0.123Switzerland
CHF 0.29
USD 0.367
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.19Canada
CHF 0.03
USD 0.034Switzerland
CHF 0.14
USD 0.181
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
-9%
in CHF
It rose 14% in local currency, but -9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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