Canada
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.87×
Colombia.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. A bar running right means Canada 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×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Diesel 1L costs 1.7× what it does in Colombia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. 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 ×1.68
Canada COP 5,678 USD 1.54
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.11
Canada COP 5,257 USD 1.426
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.92
Canada COP 182,491 CAD 79.99
Colombia COP 199,000 COP 199,000
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.89
Canada COP 20,434 CAD 7.7
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.59
Canada COP 453 USD 0.123
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.43
Canada COP 125 USD 0.034
Colombia COP 291 USD 0.079
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+0%
in COP
It rose 14% in local currency, but 0% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.