Denmark
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Denmark is about 1.95×
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 Denmark 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×
Denmark is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Denmark, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.1× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. 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 ×3.11
Denmark LKR 113.58 USD 0.355
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.94
Denmark LKR 882.42 USD 2.758
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.85
Denmark LKR 872.82 USD 2.728
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.26
Denmark LKR 2,285 DKK 46
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+53%
in DKK
30 → 46
30 → 46
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+141%
in LKR
It rose 53% in local currency, but 141% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Denmark's inflation.