China
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Norway = 1×
China
vs
Norway
Overall verdict
China is about 0.56× 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 China 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×
China is pricier →
Norway
Norway = 1×
China is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In China, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.7× what it does in Norway — but Electricity 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.
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.73China
NOK 420.72
CNY 298Norway
NOK 579.00
NOK 579
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.71China
NOK 8,469
CNY 5,999Norway
NOK 11,990
NOK 11,990
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.51China
NOK 11.72
USD 1.179Norway
NOK 22.94
USD 2.308
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.49China
NOK 37.04
CNY 25.5Norway
NOK 76.00
NOK 76
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47China
NOK 10.39
USD 1.045Norway
NOK 22.13
USD 2.227
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.46China
NOK 0.73
USD 0.076Norway
NOK 1.59
USD 0.165
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CNY
22.4 → 25.5
22.4 → 25.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+18%
in NOK
It rose 14% in local currency, but 18% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not China's inflation.
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