United Kingdom

Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Venezuela = 1×

United Kingdom vs

Venezuela

Overall verdict

United Kingdom is about 12.25× Venezuela.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Venezuela = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Venezuela. 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

Venezuela Venezuela = 1×

United Kingdom is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×180.33
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×5.83
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.75

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In United Kingdom, Diesel 1L costs 558.8× what it does in Venezuela — but Big Mac costs only 1.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Diesel 1L 1 L ×558.75

United Kingdom VES 757.05 USD 2.235

Venezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×58.20

United Kingdom VES 689.98 USD 2.037

Venezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.83

United Kingdom VES 136.17 USD 0.402

Venezuela VES 23.37 USD 0.069

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.75

United Kingdom VES 2,398 GBP 5.29

Venezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index