Sri LankaSri Lanka

Switzerland

Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×

SwitzerlandSwitzerland vs Sri LankaSri Lanka
Overall verdict

SwitzerlandSwitzerland is about 2.05× Sri LankaSri Lanka.

Average across 3 categories, 8 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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 Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka = 1× SwitzerlandSwitzerland is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×3.22
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.69
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.60

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

In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.2× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.22
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland LKR 117.42 USD 0.367
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.81
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland LKR 825.47 USD 2.58
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.60
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland LKR 2,906 CHF 7.3
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.57
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland LKR 738.12 USD 2.307
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Switzerland

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+107%
in LKR

It rose 12% in local currency, but 107% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.