AustraliaAustralia

Colombia

Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: AustraliaAustralia = 1×

ColombiaColombia vs AustraliaAustralia
Overall verdict

ColombiaColombia is about 0.91× AustraliaAustralia.

Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs AustraliaAustralia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Colombia 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 AustraliaAustralia Australia = 1× ColombiaColombia is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.09
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.99
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.82
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.76

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

In Colombia, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Australia — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.09
    ColombiaColombia A$9.27 COP 22,900
    AustraliaAustralia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.04
    ColombiaColombia A$1.86 USD 1.285
    AustraliaAustralia A$1.80 USD 1.239
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.99
    ColombiaColombia A$88.72 COP 199,000
    AustraliaAustralia A$89.95 AUD 89.95
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.80
    ColombiaColombia A$0.30 USD 0.207
    AustraliaAustralia A$0.37 USD 0.259
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.73
    ColombiaColombia A$0.11 USD 0.079
    AustraliaAustralia A$0.16 USD 0.108
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64
    ColombiaColombia A$1.33 USD 0.915
    AustraliaAustralia A$2.06 USD 1.421
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Colombia

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+77%
in COP
12950 → 22900
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+101%
in AUD

It rose 77% in local currency, but 101% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Colombia's inflation.