United Arab Emirates

Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Norway = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Norway

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.64× Norway.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Norway = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Norway. A bar running right means United Arab Emirates 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×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.03
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.74
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.69
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.48
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.41

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In United Arab Emirates, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.0× what it does in Norway — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.03

United Arab Emirates NOK 597.41 AED 229

Norway NOK 579.00 NOK 579

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.74

United Arab Emirates NOK 8,867 AED 3,399

Norway NOK 11,990 NOK 11,990

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.69

United Arab Emirates NOK 52.31 AED 19

Norway NOK 76.00 NOK 76

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.48

United Arab Emirates NOK 0.77 USD 0.08

Norway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.44

United Arab Emirates NOK 9.74 USD 0.98

Norway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.39

United Arab Emirates NOK 8.90 USD 0.896

Norway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com