Indonesia
Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Costa Rica = 1×
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 0.53×
Costa Rica.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Costa Rica = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Costa Rica. A bar running right means Indonesia 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
Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Diesel 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Costa Rica — but Big Mac costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.79
Indonesia CRC 589.55 USD 1.191
Costa Rica CRC 745.96 USD 1.507
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.57
Indonesia CRC 469.76 USD 0.949
Costa Rica CRC 825.66 USD 1.668
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.53
Indonesia CRC 44.55 USD 0.09
Costa Rica CRC 84.15 USD 0.17
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.42
Indonesia CRC 1,246 IDR 42,500
Costa Rica CRC 2,990 CRC 2,990
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+25%
in IDR
34000 → 42500
34000 → 42500
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-14%
in CRC
It rose 25% in local currency, but -14% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.