Sri Lanka
Compared with Ireland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Ireland = 1×
Sri Lanka
vs
Ireland
Overall verdict
Sri Lanka is about 0.43× Ireland.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Ireland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Ireland. 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 Ireland
Ireland = 1×
Sri Lanka is pricier →
Ireland
Ireland = 1×
Sri Lanka is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sri Lanka, Gasoline 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Ireland — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.75Sri Lanka
€1.29
USD 1.473Ireland
€1.71
USD 1.952
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74Sri Lanka
€1.25
USD 1.422Ireland
€1.69
USD 1.926
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.25Sri Lanka
€0.10
USD 0.114Ireland
€0.39
USD 0.45
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.
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