Norway

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×

Norway vs

United Arab Emirates

Overall verdict

Norway is about 1.57× United Arab Emirates.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab Emirates = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1×

Norway is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×2.42
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×2.06
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.45
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.35
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.97

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

In Norway, Gasoline 1L costs 2.6× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.58

Norway AED 8.48 USD 2.308

United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.27

Norway AED 8.18 USD 2.227

United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.06

Norway AED 0.61 USD 0.165

United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.45

Norway AED 27.60 NOK 76

United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.35

Norway AED 4,596 NOK 11,990

United Arab Emirates AED 3,399 AED 3,399

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.97

Norway AED 221.94 NOK 579

United Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store