Uruguay
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Uruguay is about 1.62×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sri Lanka = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sri Lanka. A bar running right means Uruguay 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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Uruguay, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.2× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.24
Uruguay LKR 81.59 USD 0.255
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.54
Uruguay LKR 2,802 UYU 339
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.50
Uruguay LKR 707.41 USD 2.211
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.03
Uruguay LKR 468.09 USD 1.463
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+51%
in UYU
225 → 339
225 → 339
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+175%
in LKR
It rose 51% in local currency, but 175% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.