Germany
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Germany
vs
Saudi Arabia
Overall verdict
Germany is about 2.54× 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 Germany 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×
Germany is pricier →
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Germany is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Germany, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 7.8× 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 ×7.81Germany
SAR 1.52
USD 0.406Saudi Arabia
SAR 0.20
USD 0.052
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×5.14Germany
SAR 9.19
USD 2.451Saudi Arabia
SAR 1.79
USD 0.477
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.91Germany
SAR 9.09
USD 2.425Saudi Arabia
SAR 2.33
USD 0.62
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.12Germany
SAR 255.99
EUR 59.99Saudi Arabia
SAR 229.00
SAR 229
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.07Germany
SAR 4,050
EUR 949Saudi Arabia
SAR 3,799
SAR 3,799
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