AustraliaAustralia

Norway

Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: AustraliaAustralia = 1×

NorwayNorway vs AustraliaAustralia
Overall verdict

NorwayNorway is about 1.12× AustraliaAustralia.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs AustraliaAustralia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Norway 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 AustraliaAustralia Australia = 1× NorwayNorway is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.71
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.32
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.28
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.96
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.64

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Norway, Gasoline 1L costs 1.9× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.86
    NorwayNorway A$3.35 USD 2.308
    AustraliaAustralia A$1.80 USD 1.239
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.57
    NorwayNorway A$3.23 USD 2.227
    AustraliaAustralia A$2.06 USD 1.421
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.32
    NorwayNorway A$11.22 NOK 76
    AustraliaAustralia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.28
    NorwayNorway A$1,793 NOK 11,990
    AustraliaAustralia A$1,399 AUD 1,399
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.96
    NorwayNorway A$86.57 NOK 579
    AustraliaAustralia A$89.95 AUD 89.95
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.64
    NorwayNorway A$0.24 USD 0.165
    AustraliaAustralia A$0.37 USD 0.259
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Norway

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in NOK
57 → 76
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+30%
in AUD

It rose 33% in local currency, but 30% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Norway's inflation.