Switzerland
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Norway = 1×
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 1.21×
Norway.
Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. 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
Norway
Norway = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.2× what it does in Norway — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.22
Switzerland NOK 3.54 USD 0.367
Norway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.21
Switzerland NOK 91.86 CHF 7.3
Norway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.16
Switzerland NOK 25.64 USD 2.58
Norway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.13
Switzerland NOK 655.96 CHF 55.99
Norway NOK 579.00 NOK 579
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.00
Switzerland NOK 22.93 USD 2.307
Norway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.78
Switzerland NOK 9,361 CHF 799
Norway NOK 11,990 NOK 11,990
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
+44%
in NOK
It rose 12% in local currency, but 44% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.