Sri Lanka
Compared with Greece, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Greece = 1×
Overall verdict
Sri Lanka is about 0.54×
Greece.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Greece = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Greece. A bar running right means Sri Lanka 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
Greece
Greece = 1×
Sri Lanka is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sri Lanka, Gasoline 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Greece — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.65
Sri Lanka €1.29 USD 1.473
Greece €1.98 USD 2.254
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64
Sri Lanka €1.25 USD 1.422
Greece €1.95 USD 2.223
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.45
Sri Lanka €0.10 USD 0.114
Greece €0.22 USD 0.254
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2019 → 2024At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+184%
in LKR
640 → 1820
640 → 1820
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+63%
in EUR
It rose 184% in local currency, but 63% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sri Lanka's inflation.