Norway
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
Norway is about 2.69×
Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. 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
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
Norway is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Norway, Diesel 1L costs 3.7× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 1.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.67
Norway BHD 0.84 USD 2.227
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.52
Norway BHD 0.87 USD 2.308
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.44
Norway BHD 0.06 USD 0.165
Bahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.57
Norway BHD 2.83 NOK 76
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
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
+19%
in BHD
It rose 33% in local currency, but 19% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Norway's inflation.