Sweden
Compared with Spain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Spain = 1×
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 1.10×
Spain.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Spain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Spain. 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
Spain
Spain = 1×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.2× what it does in Spain — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.22
Sweden €0.19 USD 0.22
Spain €0.09 USD 0.099
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.05
Sweden €1.76 USD 2.008
Spain €1.68 USD 1.911
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.04
Sweden €993.98 SEK 10,995
Spain €959.00 EUR 959
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.00
Sweden €59.99 EUR 59.99
Spain €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.95
Sweden €0.21 USD 0.243
Spain €0.22 USD 0.255
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.91
Sweden €1.47 USD 1.668
Spain €1.62 USD 1.841
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
+20%
in EUR
It rose 24% in local currency, but 20% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.