Norway
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Australia = 1×
Overall verdict
Norway is about 1.12×
Australia.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Australia = 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
Australia
Australia = 1×
Norway is pricier →
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.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.86
Norway A$3.35 USD 2.308
Australia A$1.80 USD 1.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.57
Norway A$3.23 USD 2.227
Australia A$2.06 USD 1.421
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.32
Norway A$11.22 NOK 76
Australia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.28
Norway A$1,793 NOK 11,990
Australia A$1,399 AUD 1,399
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.96
Norway A$86.57 NOK 579
Australia A$89.95 AUD 89.95
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.64
Norway A$0.24 USD 0.165
Australia A$0.37 USD 0.259
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in NOK
57 → 76
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.