Canada
Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Venezuela = 1×
Overall verdict
Canada is about 6.74×
Venezuela.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Venezuela = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Venezuela. 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
Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Diesel 1L costs 385.0× what it does in Venezuela — but Big Mac costs only 1.4×. 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 ×385.00
Canada VES 521.64 USD 1.54
Venezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×40.74
Canada VES 483.02 USD 1.426
Venezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.78
Canada VES 41.66 USD 0.123
Venezuela VES 23.37 USD 0.069
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.37
Canada VES 1,877 CAD 7.7
Venezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370
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
-100%
in VES
It rose 14% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.