Italy
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Sri Lanka = 1×
Italy
vs
Sri Lanka
Overall verdict
Italy is about 2.41× Sri Lanka.
Average across 2 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 Italy 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×
Italy is pricier →
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Italy is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Italy, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.6× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.5×. 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 ×3.63Italy
LKR 132.46
USD 0.414Sri Lanka
LKR 36.47
USD 0.114
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.69Italy
LKR 770.12
USD 2.407Sri Lanka
LKR 454.97
USD 1.422
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.51Italy
LKR 710.29
USD 2.22Sri Lanka
LKR 471.29
USD 1.473
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