New Zealand
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Norway = 1×
Overall verdict
New Zealand is about 0.85×
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 New Zealand 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×
New Zealand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In New Zealand, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.3× what it does in Norway — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.6×. 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 ×1.28
New Zealand NOK 2.05 USD 0.212
Norway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.96
New Zealand NOK 554.59 NZD 99.99
Norway NOK 579.00 NOK 579
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.79
New Zealand NOK 9,423 NZD 1,699
Norway NOK 11,990 NOK 11,990
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.78
New Zealand NOK 17.86 USD 1.797
Norway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.66
New Zealand NOK 49.94 NZD 8.6
Norway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64
New Zealand NOK 14.06 USD 1.415
Norway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+25%
in NZD
6.9 → 8.6
6.9 → 8.6
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+16%
in NOK
It rose 25% in local currency, but 16% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not New Zealand's inflation.