Sweden
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Norway = 1×
Sweden
vs
Norway
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 1.03× Norway.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. 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 Norway
Norway = 1×
Sweden is pricier →
Norway
Norway = 1×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.5× what it does in Norway — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.47Sweden
NOK 2.35
USD 0.243Norway
NOK 1.59
USD 0.165
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.13Sweden
NOK 654.03
EUR 59.99Norway
NOK 579.00
NOK 579
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.97Sweden
NOK 73.41
SEK 67Norway
NOK 76.00
NOK 76
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.90Sweden
NOK 10,837
SEK 10,995Norway
NOK 11,990
NOK 11,990
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.90Sweden
NOK 19.96
USD 2.008Norway
NOK 22.13
USD 2.227
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.72Sweden
NOK 16.58
USD 1.668Norway
NOK 22.94
USD 2.308
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
+31%
in NOK
It rose 24% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.
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