United States

Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sweden = 1×

United States vs

Sweden

Overall verdict

United States is about 0.69× Sweden.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sweden = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Sweden. A bar running right means United States 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

Sweden Sweden = 1×

United States is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.88
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.84
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.73
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.68
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.41

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

In United States, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.9× what it does in Sweden — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. 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 ×0.88

United States SEK 583.15 USD 59.99

Sweden SEK 663.59 EUR 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.84

United States SEK 56.49 USD 6.12

Sweden SEK 67.00 SEK 67

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.77

United States SEK 1.76 USD 0.188

Sweden SEK 2.28 USD 0.243

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.73

United States SEK 8,058 USD 829

Sweden SEK 10,995 SEK 10,995

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.69

United States SEK 11.17 USD 1.146

Sweden SEK 16.26 USD 1.668

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.68

United States SEK 13.22 USD 1.356

Sweden SEK 19.57 USD 2.008

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.22

United States SEK 0.45 USD 0.048

Sweden SEK 2.06 USD 0.22

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com