Sri LankaSri Lanka

Denmark

Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×

DenmarkDenmark vs Sri LankaSri Lanka
Overall verdict

DenmarkDenmark is about 1.95× Sri LankaSri Lanka.

Average across 3 categories, 7 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 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 LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka = 1× DenmarkDenmark is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×3.11
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.90
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.26

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.11
    DenmarkDenmark LKR 113.58 USD 0.355
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.94
    DenmarkDenmark LKR 882.42 USD 2.758
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.85
    DenmarkDenmark LKR 872.82 USD 2.728
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.26
    DenmarkDenmark LKR 2,285 DKK 46
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Denmark

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+53%
in DKK
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.