Sri Lanka
Compared with Honduras, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Honduras = 1×
Overall verdict
Sri Lanka is about 0.87×
Honduras.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Honduras = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Honduras. 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
Honduras
Honduras = 1×
Sri Lanka is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sri Lanka, Diesel 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Honduras — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.21
Sri Lanka HNL 37.65 USD 1.422
Honduras HNL 31.11 USD 1.175
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.15
Sri Lanka HNL 39.01 USD 1.473
Honduras HNL 34.05 USD 1.286
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.12
Sri Lanka HNL 140.39 LKR 1,820
Honduras HNL 134.00 HNL 134
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.49
Sri Lanka HNL 3.02 USD 0.114
Honduras HNL 6.12 USD 0.231
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
+57%
in HNL
It rose 184% in local currency, but 57% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sri Lanka's inflation.