Sweden

Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Saudi Arabia = 1×

Sweden vs

Saudi Arabia

Overall verdict

Sweden is about 1.95× Saudi Arabia.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Saudi Arabia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia = 1×

Sweden is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 1 item

×4.67
⛽ Transport 2 items

×3.37
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.43
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.12
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.12

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

In Sweden, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 4.7× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. 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 ×4.67

Sweden SAR 0.91 USD 0.243

Saudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.21

Sweden SAR 7.53 USD 2.008

Saudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.69

Sweden SAR 6.26 USD 1.668

Saudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.43

Sweden SAR 27.22 SEK 67

Saudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.12

Sweden SAR 255.99 EUR 59.99

Saudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.12

Sweden SAR 4,242 SEK 10,995

Saudi Arabia SAR 3,799 SAR 3,799

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store