Norway
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Norway
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Norway is about 1.51× South Korea.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Norway is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Norway is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Norway, Big Mac costs 2.0× what it does in South Korea — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.01Norway
₩11,047
NOK 76South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.62Norway
₩3,596
USD 2.308South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.57Norway
₩3,470
USD 2.227South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.42Norway
₩1,830,649
NOK 11,990South Korea
₩1,290,000
KRW 1,290,000
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.34Norway
₩88,402
NOK 579South Korea
₩66,000
KRW 66,000
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.30Norway
₩248
USD 0.165South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
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
+52%
in KRW
It rose 33% in local currency, but 52% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Norway's inflation.
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