NorwayNorway

New Zealand

Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.

Baseline: NorwayNorway = 1×

New ZealandNew Zealand vs NorwayNorway
Overall verdict

New ZealandNew Zealand is about 0.85× NorwayNorway.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs NorwayNorway = 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 NorwayNorway Norway = 1× New ZealandNew Zealand is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.28
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.96
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.79
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.70
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.66

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.28
    New ZealandNew Zealand NOK 2.05 USD 0.212
    NorwayNorway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.96
    New ZealandNew Zealand NOK 554.59 NZD 99.99
    NorwayNorway NOK 579.00 NOK 579
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.79
    New ZealandNew Zealand NOK 9,423 NZD 1,699
    NorwayNorway NOK 11,990 NOK 11,990
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.78
    New ZealandNew Zealand NOK 17.86 USD 1.797
    NorwayNorway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.66
    New ZealandNew Zealand NOK 49.94 NZD 8.6
    NorwayNorway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64
    New ZealandNew Zealand NOK 14.06 USD 1.415
    NorwayNorway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed New Zealand

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+25%
in NZD
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.