France
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Saudi Arabia = 1×
France
vs
Saudi Arabia
Overall verdict
France is about 2.29× Saudi Arabia.
Average across 4 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 France 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×
France is pricier →
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
France is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In France, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 5.3× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.31France
SAR 1.04
USD 0.276Saudi Arabia
SAR 0.20
USD 0.052
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.94France
SAR 8.84
USD 2.356Saudi Arabia
SAR 1.79
USD 0.477
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.63France
SAR 8.45
USD 2.253Saudi Arabia
SAR 2.33
USD 0.62
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.12France
SAR 255.99
EUR 59.99Saudi Arabia
SAR 229.00
SAR 229
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.09France
SAR 4,135
EUR 969Saudi Arabia
SAR 3,799
SAR 3,799
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