Norway
Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Vietnam = 1×
Overall verdict
Norway is about 1.98×
Vietnam.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Vietnam = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Vietnam. 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
Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Norway is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Norway, Gasoline 1L costs 2.8× what it does in Vietnam — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.84
Norway ₫60,629 USD 2.308
Vietnam ₫21,330 USD 0.812
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.60
Norway ₫197,424 NOK 76
Vietnam ₫76,000 VND 76,000
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.49
Norway ₫58,501 USD 2.227
Vietnam ₫23,511 USD 0.895
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.12
Norway ₫4,334 USD 0.165
Vietnam ₫2,049 USD 0.078
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.60
Norway ₫1,586,804 NOK 579
Vietnam ₫990,000 VND 990,000
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.31
Norway ₫32,859,733 NOK 11,990
Vietnam ₫24,999,000 VND 24,999,000
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
+36%
in VND
It rose 33% in local currency, but 36% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Norway's inflation.