Sweden
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Sweden
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 1.58× Canada.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. A bar running right means Sweden 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Sweden is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 6.5× what it does in Canada — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×6.47Sweden
C$0.31
USD 0.22Canada
C$0.05
USD 0.034
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.98Sweden
C$0.34
USD 0.243Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.41Sweden
C$1,593
SEK 10,995Canada
C$1,129
CAD 1,129
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.31Sweden
C$10.08
SEK 67Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.30Sweden
C$2.86
USD 2.008Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.20Sweden
C$96.14
EUR 59.99Canada
C$79.99
CAD 79.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.17Sweden
C$2.37
USD 1.668Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in SEK
54 → 67
54 → 67
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+28%
in CAD
It rose 24% in local currency, but 28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.
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