Saudi Arabia

Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Norway = 1×

Saudi Arabia vs

Norway

Overall verdict

Saudi Arabia is about 0.53× 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 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

Norway Norway = 1×

Saudi Arabia is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.01
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.81
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.67
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.32
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.24

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Saudi Arabia, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.0× what it does in Norway — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.01

Saudi Arabia NOK 585.06 SAR 229

Norway NOK 579.00 NOK 579

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.81

Saudi Arabia NOK 9,706 SAR 3,799

Norway NOK 11,990 NOK 11,990

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.67

Saudi Arabia NOK 51.24 SAR 19

Norway NOK 76.00 NOK 76

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.32

Saudi Arabia NOK 0.50 USD 0.052

Norway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.27

Saudi Arabia NOK 6.16 USD 0.62

Norway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.21

Saudi Arabia NOK 4.74 USD 0.477

Norway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com