Norway
Compared with Netherlands, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Netherlands = 1×
Overall verdict
Norway is about 0.85×
Netherlands.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Netherlands = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Netherlands. 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
Netherlands
Netherlands = 1×
Norway is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Norway, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.1× what it does in Netherlands — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.13
Norway €1,100 NOK 11,990
Netherlands €969.00 EUR 969
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.90
Norway €1.96 USD 2.227
Netherlands €2.18 USD 2.48
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.89
Norway €53.11 NOK 579
Netherlands €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.87
Norway €2.03 USD 2.308
Netherlands €2.32 USD 2.638
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.58
Norway €0.14 USD 0.165
Netherlands €0.25 USD 0.286
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
+22%
in EUR
It rose 33% in local currency, but 22% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Norway's inflation.