Taiwan
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Norway = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Norway
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.55× Norway.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. A bar running right means Taiwan 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×
Taiwan is pricier →
Norway
Norway = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.8× what it does in Norway — but Big Mac costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.82Taiwan
NOK 473.56
TWD 1,599Norway
NOK 579.00
NOK 579
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.74Taiwan
NOK 8,855
TWD 29,900Norway
NOK 11,990
NOK 11,990
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.59Taiwan
NOK 0.95
USD 0.098Norway
NOK 1.59
USD 0.165
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.42Taiwan
NOK 9.62
USD 0.968Norway
NOK 22.94
USD 2.308
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.40Taiwan
NOK 8.84
USD 0.89Norway
NOK 22.13
USD 2.227
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.33Taiwan
NOK 24.99
TWD 78Norway
NOK 76.00
NOK 76
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+8%
in NOK
It rose 8% in local currency, but 8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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