Philippines
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Norway = 1×
Philippines
vs
Norway
Overall verdict
Philippines is about 0.68× Norway.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. A bar running right means Philippines 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 Norway
Norway = 1×
Philippines is pricier →
Norway
Norway = 1×
Philippines is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Philippines, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.3× what it does in Norway — but Big Mac costs only 0.4×. 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 ×1.27Philippines
NOK 2.02
USD 0.209Norway
NOK 1.59
USD 0.165
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.75Philippines
NOK 8,985
PHP 57,990Norway
NOK 11,990
NOK 11,990
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.70Philippines
NOK 402.70
PHP 2,599Norway
NOK 579.00
NOK 579
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.57Philippines
NOK 13.14
USD 1.322Norway
NOK 22.94
USD 2.308
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.57Philippines
NOK 12.53
USD 1.261Norway
NOK 22.13
USD 2.227
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.38Philippines
NOK 28.73
PHP 169Norway
NOK 76.00
NOK 76
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in PHP
142 → 169
142 → 169
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+13%
in NOK
It rose 19% in local currency, but 13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Philippines's inflation.
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