Switzerland
Compared with Iceland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Iceland = 1×
Switzerland
vs
Iceland
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 1.67× Iceland.
Average across 2 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Iceland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Iceland. A bar running right means Switzerland 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 Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.1× what it does in Iceland — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.3×. 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 ×2.05Switzerland
ISK 46
USD 0.367Iceland
ISK 22
USD 0.179
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.37Switzerland
ISK 326
USD 2.58Iceland
ISK 237
USD 1.878
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.34Switzerland
ISK 291
USD 2.307Iceland
ISK 218
USD 1.727
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+33%
in ISK
It rose 12% in local currency, but 33% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.
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