Saudi Arabia
Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: New Zealand = 1×
Overall verdict
Saudi Arabia is about 0.62×
New Zealand.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
New Zealand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is New Zealand. A bar running right means Saudi Arabia 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
New Zealand
New Zealand = 1×
Saudi Arabia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Saudi Arabia, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.1× what it does in New Zealand — 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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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.05
Saudi Arabia NZD 105.48 SAR 229
New Zealand NZD 99.99 NZD 99.99
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.03
Saudi Arabia NZD 1,750 SAR 3,799
New Zealand NZD 1,699 NZD 1,699
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.03
Saudi Arabia NZD 8.82 SAR 19
New Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.35
Saudi Arabia NZD 1.09 USD 0.62
New Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.34
Saudi Arabia NZD 0.84 USD 0.477
New Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.25
Saudi Arabia NZD 0.09 USD 0.052
New Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in SAR
14 → 19
14 → 19
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+63%
in NZD
It rose 36% in local currency, but 63% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Saudi Arabia's inflation.