Argentina
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
Argentina is about 0.75×
Colombia.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. A bar running right means Argentina 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
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Argentina is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Argentina, Diesel 1L costs 1.7× what it does in Colombia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.71
Argentina COP 5,759 USD 1.562
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.12
Argentina COP 5,302 USD 1.438
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.89
Argentina COP 20,400 ARS 8,000
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.73
Argentina COP 144,550 USD 44.99
Colombia COP 199,000 COP 199,000
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42
Argentina COP 321 USD 0.087
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.29
Argentina COP 85 USD 0.023
Colombia COP 291 USD 0.079
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+2005%
in ARS
380 → 8000
380 → 8000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+35%
in COP
It rose 2005% in local currency, but 35% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Argentina's inflation.