Indonesia
Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Japan = 1×
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 0.71×
Japan.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Japan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Japan. 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
Japan
Japan = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Diesel 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Japan — but Electricity 1kWh (household) 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 ×1.22
Indonesia ¥194 USD 1.191
Japan ¥159 USD 0.976
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.91
Indonesia ¥154 USD 0.949
Japan ¥169 USD 1.041
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.83
Indonesia ¥399 IDR 42,500
Japan ¥480 JPY 480
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.73
Indonesia ¥6,393 IDR 699,999
Japan ¥8,778 JPY 8,778
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.40
Indonesia ¥14 USD 0.09
Japan ¥36 USD 0.227
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
+55%
in JPY
It rose 25% in local currency, but 55% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.