Switzerland
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Saudi Arabia = 1×
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 2.28×
Saudi Arabia.
Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Saudi Arabia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 7.1× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.0×. 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 ×7.06
Switzerland SAR 1.38 USD 0.367
Saudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×5.41
Switzerland SAR 9.68 USD 2.58
Saudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.72
Switzerland SAR 8.65 USD 2.307
Saudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.79
Switzerland SAR 34.07 CHF 7.3
Saudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.12
Switzerland SAR 256.75 CHF 55.99
Saudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.96
Switzerland SAR 3,664 CHF 799
Saudi Arabia SAR 3,799 SAR 3,799
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
+29%
in SAR
It rose 12% in local currency, but 29% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.