Qatar
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Norway = 1×
Overall verdict
Qatar is about 0.31×
Norway.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. A bar running right means Qatar 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×
Qatar is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Qatar, Big Mac costs 0.6× what it does in Norway — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.62
Qatar NOK 47.22 QAR 17
Norway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.25
Qatar NOK 5.59 USD 0.562
Norway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.25
Qatar NOK 5.72 USD 0.576
Norway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.19
Qatar NOK 0.31 USD 0.032
Norway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in QAR
13 → 17
13 → 17
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+46%
in NOK
It rose 31% in local currency, but 46% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.