QatarQatar

Norway

Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.

Baseline: QatarQatar = 1×

NorwayNorway vs QatarQatar
Overall verdict

NorwayNorway is about 3.21× QatarQatar.

Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs QatarQatar = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Qatar. 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 QatarQatar Qatar = 1× NorwayNorway is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×5.16
  • Transport 2 items
    ×3.98
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.61

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

In Norway, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 5.2× what it does in Qatar — 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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.16
    NorwayNorway QAR 0.60 USD 0.165
    QatarQatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.01
    NorwayNorway QAR 8.40 USD 2.308
    QatarQatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.96
    NorwayNorway QAR 8.11 USD 2.227
    QatarQatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.61
    NorwayNorway QAR 27.36 NOK 76
    QatarQatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

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
+19%
in QAR

It rose 33% in local currency, but 19% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Norway's inflation.