Norway
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Hong Kong = 1×
Overall verdict
Norway is about 1.13×
Hong Kong.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Norway is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Norway, Big Mac costs 2.3× what it does in Hong Kong — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.34
Norway HK$58.60 NOK 76
Hong Kong HK$25.00 HKD 25
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.42
Norway HK$9,814 NOK 11,990
Hong Kong HK$6,899 HKD 6,899
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.19
Norway HK$473.92 NOK 579
Hong Kong HK$399.00 HKD 399
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.90
Norway HK$1.29 USD 0.165
Hong Kong HK$1.44 USD 0.184
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.56
Norway HK$18.10 USD 2.308
Hong Kong HK$32.05 USD 4.086
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.50
Norway HK$17.47 USD 2.227
Hong Kong HK$35.12 USD 4.478
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
+20%
in HKD
It rose 33% in local currency, but 20% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Norway's inflation.