Venezuela
Compared with Iceland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Iceland = 1×
Overall verdict
Venezuela is about 0.05×
Iceland.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Iceland = 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
Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Venezuela is pricier →
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
Venezuela ISK 9 USD 0.069
Iceland ISK 22 USD 0.179
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.02
Venezuela ISK 4 USD 0.035
Iceland ISK 218 USD 1.727
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.00
Venezuela ISK 1 USD 0.004
Iceland ISK 237 USD 1.878
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
-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.