Switzerland
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 1.65×
Colombia.
Average across 4 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. A bar running right means Switzerland 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
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Diesel 1L costs 2.8× what it does in Colombia — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.1×. 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 ×2.82
Switzerland COP 9,512 USD 2.58
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.29
Switzerland COP 667 USD 0.181
Colombia COP 291 USD 0.079
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.80
Switzerland COP 8,505 USD 2.307
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.77
Switzerland COP 1,353 USD 0.367
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.46
Switzerland COP 33,491 CHF 7.3
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.11
Switzerland COP 219,979 CHF 55.99
Colombia COP 199,000 COP 199,000
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+24%
in COP
It rose 12% in local currency, but 24% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.