NorwayNorway

Switzerland

Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.

Baseline: NorwayNorway = 1×

SwitzerlandSwitzerland vs NorwayNorway
Overall verdict

SwitzerlandSwitzerland is about 1.21× NorwayNorway.

Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data

The shape of prices (vs NorwayNorway = 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 NorwayNorway Norway = 1× SwitzerlandSwitzerland is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.22
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.21
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.13
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.08
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.78

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.22
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland NOK 3.54 USD 0.367
    NorwayNorway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.21
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland NOK 91.86 CHF 7.3
    NorwayNorway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.16
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland NOK 25.64 USD 2.58
    NorwayNorway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.13
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland NOK 655.96 CHF 55.99
    NorwayNorway NOK 579.00 NOK 579
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.00
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland NOK 22.93 USD 2.307
    NorwayNorway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.78
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland NOK 9,361 CHF 799
    NorwayNorway NOK 11,990 NOK 11,990
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store

See what really changed Switzerland

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
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.