Colombia
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Colombia
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Colombia is about 1.23× South Korea.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Colombia is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Colombia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Colombia, Big Mac costs 1.7× what it does in South Korea — 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 ×1.66Colombia
₩9,130
COP 22,900South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.63Colombia
₩311
USD 0.207South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.37Colombia
₩90,601
COP 199,000South Korea
₩66,000
KRW 66,000
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.08Colombia
₩119
USD 0.079South Korea
₩110
USD 0.073
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.90Colombia
₩2,002
USD 1.285South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.65Colombia
₩1,426
USD 0.915South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+77%
in COP
12950 → 22900
12950 → 22900
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+135%
in KRW
It rose 77% in local currency, but 135% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Colombia's inflation.
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