Philippines
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Sweden = 1×
Philippines
vs
Sweden
Overall verdict
Philippines is about 0.66× Sweden.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Sweden = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sweden. 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 Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Philippines is pricier →
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Philippines is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Philippines, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in Sweden — 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 ×0.86Philippines
SEK 1.96
USD 0.209Sweden
SEK 2.28
USD 0.243
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.83Philippines
SEK 9,117
PHP 57,990Sweden
SEK 10,995
SEK 10,995
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.79Philippines
SEK 12.89
USD 1.322Sweden
SEK 16.26
USD 1.668
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63Philippines
SEK 12.29
USD 1.261Sweden
SEK 19.57
USD 2.008
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.62Philippines
SEK 408.59
PHP 2,599Sweden
SEK 663.59
EUR 59.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.39Philippines
SEK 26.23
PHP 169Sweden
SEK 67.00
SEK 67
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
+7%
in SEK
It rose 19% in local currency, but 7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Philippines's inflation.
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