Sweden
Compared with Iceland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Iceland = 1×
Sweden
vs
Iceland
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 1.17× Iceland.
Average across 2 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Iceland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Iceland. 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 Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Sweden is pricier →
Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in Iceland — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.36Sweden
ISK 30
USD 0.243Iceland
ISK 22
USD 0.179
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.07Sweden
ISK 254
USD 2.008Iceland
ISK 237
USD 1.878
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.97Sweden
ISK 211
USD 1.668Iceland
ISK 218
USD 1.727
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
+21%
in ISK
It rose 24% in local currency, but 21% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.
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