Sweden
Compared with Denmark, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Denmark = 1×
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 0.94×
Denmark.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Denmark = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Denmark. 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
Denmark
Denmark = 1×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.8× what it does in Denmark — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. 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 ×1.82
Sweden DKK 1.42 USD 0.22
Denmark DKK 0.78 USD 0.121
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.02
Sweden DKK 46.75 SEK 67
Denmark DKK 46.00 DKK 46
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.00
Sweden DKK 447.64 EUR 59.99
Denmark DKK 447.64 EUR 59.99
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.99
Sweden DKK 7,417 SEK 10,995
Denmark DKK 7,499 DKK 7,499
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.73
Sweden DKK 13.19 USD 2.008
Denmark DKK 18.11 USD 2.758
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.68
Sweden DKK 1.56 USD 0.243
Denmark DKK 2.29 USD 0.355
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.61
Sweden DKK 10.95 USD 1.668
Denmark DKK 17.91 USD 2.728
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
+19%
in DKK
It rose 24% in local currency, but 19% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.