Indonesia
Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Kuwait = 1×
Indonesia
vs
Kuwait
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 1.55× Kuwait.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Kuwait = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Kuwait. 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 Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Diesel 1L costs 3.2× what it does in Kuwait — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.21Indonesia
KWD 0.37
USD 1.191Kuwait
KWD 0.11
USD 0.371
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.81Indonesia
KWD 0.29
USD 0.949Kuwait
KWD 0.10
USD 0.338
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.25Indonesia
KWD 0.03
USD 0.09Kuwait
KWD 0.01
USD 0.04
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.55Indonesia
KWD 0.78
IDR 42,500Kuwait
KWD 1.40
KWD 1.4
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
+10%
in KWD
It rose 25% in local currency, but 10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.
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