Hong Kong
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Indonesia = 1×
Overall verdict
Hong Kong is about 1.92×
Indonesia.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. A bar running right means Hong Kong 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
Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Hong Kong is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hong Kong, Gasoline 1L costs 4.3× what it does in Indonesia — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.31
Hong Kong IDR 73,389 USD 4.086
Indonesia IDR 17,045 USD 0.949
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.76
Hong Kong IDR 80,429 USD 4.478
Indonesia IDR 21,392 USD 1.191
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.04
Hong Kong IDR 3,112 USD 0.184
Indonesia IDR 1,522 USD 0.09
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.30
Hong Kong IDR 912,556 HKD 399
Indonesia IDR 699,999 IDR 699,999
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.27
Hong Kong IDR 54,137 HKD 25
Indonesia IDR 42,500 IDR 42,500
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in HKD
21 → 25
21 → 25
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+38%
in IDR
It rose 19% in local currency, but 38% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hong Kong's inflation.