Sri LankaSri Lanka

Colombia

Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×

ColombiaColombia vs Sri LankaSri Lanka
Overall verdict

ColombiaColombia is about 1.14× Sri LankaSri Lanka.

Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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 Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka = 1× ColombiaColombia is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.82
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.09
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.75

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

In Colombia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.8× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.82
    ColombiaColombia LKR 66.23 USD 0.207
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.09
    ColombiaColombia LKR 1,987 COP 22,900
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.87
    ColombiaColombia LKR 411.14 USD 1.285
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64
    ColombiaColombia LKR 292.75 USD 0.915
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
    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
+196%
in LKR

It rose 77% in local currency, but 196% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Colombia's inflation.