Switzerland
Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Venezuela = 1×
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 13.51×
Venezuela.
Average across 3 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Venezuela = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Venezuela. 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
Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Diesel 1L costs 645.0× what it does in Venezuela — but Big Mac costs only 2.2×. 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 ×645.00
Switzerland VES 873.91 USD 2.58
Venezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×65.91
Switzerland VES 781.44 USD 2.307
Venezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.32
Switzerland VES 124.31 USD 0.367
Venezuela VES 23.37 USD 0.069
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.25
Switzerland VES 3,077 CHF 7.3
Venezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370
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
-100%
in VES
It rose 12% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.