Sweden

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

Sweden vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

Sweden is about 2.03× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

Sweden is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 2 items

×3.56
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.94
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.97
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.38
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.22

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

In Sweden, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 5.1× what it does in Taiwan — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.2×. 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 ×5.12

Sweden NT$6.94 USD 0.22

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.94

Sweden NT$229.15 SEK 67

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.48

Sweden NT$7.67 USD 0.243

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.26

Sweden NT$63.39 USD 2.008

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.72

Sweden NT$52.65 USD 1.668

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.38

Sweden NT$2,208 EUR 59.99

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.22

Sweden NT$36,590 SEK 10,995

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store