Colombia
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Colombia is about 1.14×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sri 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 Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Colombia is pricier →
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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.82
Colombia LKR 66.23 USD 0.207
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.09
Colombia LKR 1,987 COP 22,900
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.87
Colombia LKR 411.14 USD 1.285
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64
Colombia LKR 292.75 USD 0.915
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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
+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.