Norway
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Malaysia = 1×
Overall verdict
Norway is about 1.92×
Malaysia.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. 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
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Norway is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Norway, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.3× what it does in Malaysia — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.30
Norway MYR 0.66 USD 0.165
Malaysia MYR 0.20 USD 0.05
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.76
Norway MYR 9.45 USD 2.308
Malaysia MYR 3.42 USD 0.836
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.24
Norway MYR 9.12 USD 2.227
Malaysia MYR 4.07 USD 0.995
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.22
Norway MYR 30.47 NOK 76
Malaysia MYR 13.75 MYR 13.75
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.28
Norway MYR 5,120 NOK 11,990
Malaysia MYR 3,999 MYR 3,999
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.13
Norway MYR 247.23 NOK 579
Malaysia MYR 219.00 MYR 219
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
+14%
in MYR
It rose 33% in local currency, but 14% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Norway's inflation.