SpainSpain

Sri Lanka

Compared with Spain, using real observed prices.

Baseline: SpainSpain = 1×

Sri LankaSri Lanka vs SpainSpain
Overall verdict

Sri LankaSri Lanka is about 0.59× SpainSpain.

Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs SpainSpain = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Spain. 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 SpainSpain Spain = 1× Sri LankaSri Lanka is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.77
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.45

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Sri Lanka, Gasoline 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Spain — 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.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.80
    Sri LankaSri Lanka €1.29 USD 1.473
    SpainSpain €1.62 USD 1.841
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74
    Sri LankaSri Lanka €1.25 USD 1.422
    SpainSpain €1.68 USD 1.911
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.45
    Sri LankaSri Lanka €0.10 USD 0.114
    SpainSpain €0.22 USD 0.255
    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
+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.