Switzerland
Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Uruguay = 1×
Switzerland
vs
Uruguay
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 1.27× Uruguay.
Average across 3 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Uruguay = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Uruguay. 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 Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Diesel 1L costs 1.8× what it does in Uruguay — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. 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 ×1.76Switzerland
UYU 99.86
USD 2.58Uruguay
UYU 56.63
USD 1.463
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.44Switzerland
UYU 14.20
USD 0.367Uruguay
UYU 9.87
USD 0.255
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.04Switzerland
UYU 89.29
USD 2.307Uruguay
UYU 85.58
USD 2.211
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.04Switzerland
UYU 351.60
CHF 7.3Uruguay
UYU 339.00
UYU 339
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
+13%
in UYU
It rose 12% in local currency, but 13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.
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