Russia
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Norway = 1×
Russia
vs
Norway
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.35× Norway.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. A bar running right means Russia 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×
Russia is pricier →
Norway
Norway = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.5× what it does in Norway — but Big Mac costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47Russia
NOK 10.31
USD 1.037Norway
NOK 22.13
USD 2.227
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42Russia
NOK 0.67
USD 0.069Norway
NOK 1.59
USD 0.165
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.40Russia
NOK 9.19
USD 0.925Norway
NOK 22.94
USD 2.308
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.23Russia
NOK 15.55
RUB 135Norway
NOK 76.00
NOK 76
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-18%
in NOK
It rose -1% in local currency, but -18% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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