IcelandIceland

Venezuela

Compared with Iceland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: IcelandIceland = 1×

VenezuelaVenezuela vs IcelandIceland
Overall verdict

VenezuelaVenezuela is about 0.05× IcelandIceland.

Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs IcelandIceland = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Iceland. 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 IcelandIceland Iceland = 1× VenezuelaVenezuela is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.39
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.01

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

In Venezuela, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.4× what it does in Iceland — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.39
    VenezuelaVenezuela ISK 9 USD 0.069
    IcelandIceland ISK 22 USD 0.179
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.02
    VenezuelaVenezuela ISK 4 USD 0.035
    IcelandIceland ISK 218 USD 1.727
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.00
    VenezuelaVenezuela ISK 1 USD 0.004
    IcelandIceland ISK 237 USD 1.878
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Venezuela

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-100%
in VES
16020000 → 1370
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-6%
in ISK

It rose -100% in local currency, but -6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Venezuela's inflation.