Czechia
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Czechia is about 1.55×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 7 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 Czechia 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×
Czechia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Czechia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.1× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. 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 ×3.08
Czechia LKR 112.30 USD 0.351
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.27
Czechia LKR 600.23 USD 1.876
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.22
Czechia LKR 554.79 USD 1.734
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.97
Czechia LKR 1,758 CZK 115
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+29%
in CZK
89 → 115
89 → 115
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+116%
in LKR
It rose 29% in local currency, but 116% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Czechia's inflation.