Saudi Arabia
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Sri Lanka = 1×
Saudi Arabia
vs
Sri Lanka
Overall verdict
Saudi Arabia is about 0.53× Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 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 Saudi Arabia 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×
Saudi Arabia is pricier →
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Saudi Arabia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Saudi Arabia, Big Mac costs 0.9× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.89Saudi Arabia
LKR 1,621
SAR 19Sri Lanka
LKR 1,820
LKR 1,820
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.46Saudi Arabia
LKR 16.64
USD 0.052Sri Lanka
LKR 36.47
USD 0.114
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.42Saudi Arabia
LKR 198.37
USD 0.62Sri Lanka
LKR 471.29
USD 1.473
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.34Saudi Arabia
LKR 152.62
USD 0.477Sri Lanka
LKR 454.97
USD 1.422
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in SAR
14 → 19
14 → 19
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+118%
in LKR
It rose 36% in local currency, but 118% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Saudi Arabia's inflation.
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