HondurasHonduras

Sri Lanka

Compared with Honduras, using real observed prices.

Baseline: HondurasHonduras = 1×

Sri LankaSri Lanka vs HondurasHonduras
Overall verdict

Sri LankaSri Lanka is about 0.87× HondurasHonduras.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs HondurasHonduras = 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 HondurasHonduras Honduras = 1× Sri LankaSri Lanka is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.18
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.12
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.49

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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.21
    Sri LankaSri Lanka HNL 37.65 USD 1.422
    HondurasHonduras HNL 31.11 USD 1.175
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.15
    Sri LankaSri Lanka HNL 39.01 USD 1.473
    HondurasHonduras HNL 34.05 USD 1.286
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.12
    Sri LankaSri Lanka HNL 140.39 LKR 1,820
    HondurasHonduras HNL 134.00 HNL 134
    Observed 2024-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.49
    Sri LankaSri Lanka HNL 3.02 USD 0.114
    HondurasHonduras HNL 6.12 USD 0.231
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Sri Lanka

Big Mac, 2019 → 2024
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+184%
in LKR
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.