United Kingdom
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
United Kingdom is about 1.37×
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 United Kingdom 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×
United Kingdom is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In United Kingdom, Diesel 1L costs 2.4× 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 ×2.44
United Kingdom COP 8,240 USD 2.235
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.94
United Kingdom COP 1,482 USD 0.402
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.59
United Kingdom COP 7,510 USD 2.037
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.14
United Kingdom COP 26,105 GBP 5.29
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.11
United Kingdom COP 324 USD 0.088
Colombia COP 291 USD 0.079
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.08
United Kingdom COP 213,961 GBP 49.99
Colombia COP 199,000 COP 199,000
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+52%
in GBP
3.49 → 5.29
3.49 → 5.29
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+43%
in COP
It rose 52% in local currency, but 43% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United Kingdom's inflation.