Indonesia
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Malaysia = 1×
Indonesia
vs
Malaysia
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 1.03× Malaysia.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. 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 Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.8× what it does in Malaysia — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.80Indonesia
MYR 0.36
USD 0.09Malaysia
MYR 0.20
USD 0.05
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.20Indonesia
MYR 4.88
USD 1.191Malaysia
MYR 4.07
USD 0.995
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.14Indonesia
MYR 3.89
USD 0.949Malaysia
MYR 3.42
USD 0.836
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.74Indonesia
MYR 10.21
IDR 42,500Malaysia
MYR 13.75
MYR 13.75
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.73Indonesia
MYR 159.66
IDR 699,999Malaysia
MYR 219.00
MYR 219
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
+3%
in MYR
It rose 25% in local currency, but 3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.
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