New ZealandNew Zealand

Norway

Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.

Baseline: New ZealandNew Zealand = 1×

NorwayNorway vs New ZealandNew Zealand
Overall verdict

NorwayNorway is about 1.17× New ZealandNew Zealand.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs New ZealandNew Zealand = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is New Zealand. 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 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand = 1× NorwayNorway is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.52
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.42
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.27
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.04
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.78

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Norway, Diesel 1L costs 1.6× what it does in New Zealand — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.57
    NorwayNorway NZD 3.93 USD 2.227
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.52
    NorwayNorway NZD 13.09 NOK 76
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.28
    NorwayNorway NZD 4.07 USD 2.308
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.27
    NorwayNorway NZD 2,162 NOK 11,990
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 1,699 NZD 1,699
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.04
    NorwayNorway NZD 104.39 NOK 579
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 99.99 NZD 99.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.78
    NorwayNorway NZD 0.29 USD 0.165
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Norway

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in NOK
57 → 76
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+43%
in NZD

It rose 33% in local currency, but 43% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Norway's inflation.