China
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Colombia = 1×
China
vs
Colombia
Overall verdict
China is about 0.68× 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 China 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×
China is pricier →
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
China is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In China, Diesel 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Colombia — but Electricity 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.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.14China
COP 3,853
USD 1.045Colombia
COP 3,373
USD 0.915
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.92China
COP 4,347
USD 1.179Colombia
COP 4,737
USD 1.285
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.71China
COP 141,090
CNY 298Colombia
COP 199,000
COP 199,000
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.65China
COP 188
USD 0.051Colombia
COP 291
USD 0.079
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.59China
COP 13,502
CNY 25.5Colombia
COP 22,900
COP 22,900
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.37China
COP 280
USD 0.076Colombia
COP 763
USD 0.207
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CNY
22.4 → 25.5
22.4 → 25.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+2%
in COP
It rose 14% in local currency, but 2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not China's inflation.
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