Indonesia
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Hong Kong = 1×
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 0.52×
Hong Kong.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Hong Kong — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.79
Indonesia HK$19.63 IDR 42,500
Hong Kong HK$25.00 HKD 25
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.77
Indonesia HK$306.06 IDR 699,999
Hong Kong HK$399.00 HKD 399
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.49
Indonesia HK$0.71 USD 0.09
Hong Kong HK$1.44 USD 0.184
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.27
Indonesia HK$9.34 USD 1.191
Hong Kong HK$35.12 USD 4.478
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.23
Indonesia HK$7.44 USD 0.949
Hong Kong HK$32.05 USD 4.086
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
+8%
in HKD
It rose 25% in local currency, but 8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.