UruguayUruguay

Philippines

Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.

Baseline: UruguayUruguay = 1×

PhilippinesPhilippines vs UruguayUruguay
Overall verdict

PhilippinesPhilippines is about 0.58× UruguayUruguay.

Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs UruguayUruguay = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Uruguay. A bar running right means Philippines 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 UruguayUruguay Uruguay = 1× PhilippinesPhilippines is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.82
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.72
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.32

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Philippines, Diesel 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Uruguay — but Big Mac costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.86
    PhilippinesPhilippines UYU 48.81 USD 1.261
    UruguayUruguay UYU 56.63 USD 1.463
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.82
    PhilippinesPhilippines UYU 8.09 USD 0.209
    UruguayUruguay UYU 9.87 USD 0.255
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.60
    PhilippinesPhilippines UYU 51.17 USD 1.322
    UruguayUruguay UYU 85.58 USD 2.211
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.32
    PhilippinesPhilippines UYU 109.98 PHP 169
    UruguayUruguay UYU 339.00 UYU 339
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Philippines

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in PHP
142 → 169
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-11%
in UYU

It rose 19% in local currency, but -11% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Philippines's inflation.