ColombiaColombia

United Kingdom

Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ColombiaColombia = 1×

United KingdomUnited Kingdom vs ColombiaColombia
Overall verdict

United KingdomUnited Kingdom is about 1.37× ColombiaColombia.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ColombiaColombia = 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 ColombiaColombia Colombia = 1× United KingdomUnited Kingdom is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.97
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×1.47
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.14
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.08

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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.44
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom COP 8,240 USD 2.235
    ColombiaColombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.94
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom COP 1,482 USD 0.402
    ColombiaColombia COP 763 USD 0.207
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.59
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom COP 7,510 USD 2.037
    ColombiaColombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.14
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom COP 26,105 GBP 5.29
    ColombiaColombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.11
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom COP 324 USD 0.088
    ColombiaColombia COP 291 USD 0.079
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.08
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom COP 213,961 GBP 49.99
    ColombiaColombia COP 199,000 COP 199,000
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

See what really changed United Kingdom

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+52%
in GBP
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.