Taiwan
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Colombia = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Colombia
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.61× Colombia.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. A bar running right means Taiwan 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×
Taiwan is pricier →
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, Diesel 1L costs 1.0× what it does in Colombia — but Big Mac costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.97Taiwan
COP 3,281
USD 0.89Colombia
COP 3,373
USD 0.915
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.80Taiwan
COP 158,811
TWD 1,599Colombia
COP 199,000
COP 199,000
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.75Taiwan
COP 3,569
USD 0.968Colombia
COP 4,737
USD 1.285
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.54Taiwan
COP 159
USD 0.043Colombia
COP 291
USD 0.079
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47Taiwan
COP 361
USD 0.098Colombia
COP 763
USD 0.207
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.40Taiwan
COP 9,110
TWD 78Colombia
COP 22,900
COP 22,900
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-8%
in COP
It rose 8% in local currency, but -8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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