Sweden
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hong Kong = 1×
Sweden
vs
Hong Kong
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 1.20× Hong Kong.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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 Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Sweden is pricier →
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Big Mac costs 2.3× what it does in Hong Kong — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.26Sweden
HK$56.60
SEK 67Hong Kong
HK$25.00
HKD 25
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.69Sweden
HK$1.72
USD 0.22Hong Kong
HK$1.02
USD 0.13
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.34Sweden
HK$535.33
EUR 59.99Hong Kong
HK$399.00
HKD 399
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.32Sweden
HK$1.90
USD 0.243Hong Kong
HK$1.44
USD 0.184
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.29Sweden
HK$8,870
SEK 10,995Hong Kong
HK$6,899
HKD 6,899
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.45Sweden
HK$15.75
USD 2.008Hong Kong
HK$35.12
USD 4.478
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.41Sweden
HK$13.08
USD 1.668Hong Kong
HK$32.05
USD 4.086
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
+18%
in HKD
It rose 24% in local currency, but 18% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.
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