Sri Lanka

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×

Sri Lanka vs

United Arab Emirates

Overall verdict

Sri Lanka is about 1.34× United Arab Emirates.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab Emirates = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1×

Sri Lanka is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.54
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×1.43
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.10

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

In Sri Lanka, Gasoline 1L costs 1.6× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but Big Mac costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.64

Sri Lanka AED 5.41 USD 1.473

United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.45

Sri Lanka AED 5.22 USD 1.422

United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.43

Sri Lanka AED 0.42 USD 0.114

United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.10

Sri Lanka AED 20.89 LKR 1,820

United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19

Observed 2024-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index