Israel
Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Uruguay = 1×
Israel
vs
Uruguay
Overall verdict
Israel is about 0.90× Uruguay.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Uruguay = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Uruguay. A bar running right means Israel 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 Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Israel is pricier →
Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Israel is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Israel, Diesel 1L costs 1.6× what it does in Uruguay — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.65Israel
UYU 93.16
USD 2.407Uruguay
UYU 56.63
USD 1.463
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.15Israel
UYU 98.12
USD 2.535Uruguay
UYU 85.58
USD 2.211
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.73Israel
UYU 246.31
ILS 20Uruguay
UYU 339.00
UYU 339
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.73Israel
UYU 7.16
USD 0.185Uruguay
UYU 9.87
USD 0.255
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+18%
in ILS
17 → 20
17 → 20
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+8%
in UYU
It rose 18% in local currency, but 8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Israel's inflation.
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