Sweden

Compared with Italy, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Italy = 1×

Sweden vs

Italy

Overall verdict

Sweden is about 0.94× Italy.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Italy = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Italy. 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

Italy Italy = 1×

Sweden is pricier →

📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.02
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.00
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.96
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.79

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

In Sweden, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in Italy — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.56

Sweden €0.19 USD 0.22

Italy €0.12 USD 0.141

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.02

Sweden €993.98 SEK 10,995

Italy €979.00 EUR 979

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.00

Sweden €59.99 EUR 59.99

Italy €59.99 EUR 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.83

Sweden €1.76 USD 2.008

Italy €2.11 USD 2.407

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.75

Sweden €1.47 USD 1.668

Italy €1.95 USD 2.22

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.59

Sweden €0.21 USD 0.243

Italy €0.36 USD 0.414

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com