Japan
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Sweden = 1×
Japan
vs
Sweden
Overall verdict
Japan is about 0.60× Sweden.
Average across 5 categories, 9 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Sweden = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sweden. A bar running right means Japan 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×
Japan is pricier →
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Japan, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in Sweden — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.93Japan
SEK 2.13
USD 0.227Sweden
SEK 2.28
USD 0.243
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.78Japan
SEK 520.90
JPY 8,778Sweden
SEK 663.59
EUR 59.99
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.77Japan
SEK 8,474
JPY 142,800Sweden
SEK 10,995
SEK 10,995
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.62Japan
SEK 10.15
USD 1.041Sweden
SEK 16.26
USD 1.668
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.49Japan
SEK 9.51
USD 0.976Sweden
SEK 19.57
USD 2.008
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.42Japan
SEK 27.94
JPY 480Sweden
SEK 67.00
SEK 67
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34Japan
SEK 0.70
USD 0.075Sweden
SEK 2.06
USD 0.22
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+23%
in JPY
390 → 480
390 → 480
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-10%
in SEK
It rose 23% in local currency, but -10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Japan's inflation.
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