Venezuela
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Venezuela
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Venezuela is about 0.15× Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. A bar running right means Venezuela 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Venezuela is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Venezuela is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Venezuela, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in Canada — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.0×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.73Venezuela
C$5.62
VES 1,370Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.56Venezuela
C$0.10
USD 0.069Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.02Venezuela
C$0.05
USD 0.035Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.00Venezuela
C$0.01
USD 0.004Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-100%
in VES
16020000 → 1370
16020000 → 1370
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-1%
in CAD
It rose -100% in local currency, but -1% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Venezuela's inflation.
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