Indonesia
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Mexico = 1×
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 0.63×
Mexico.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. 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
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.8× what it does in Mexico — 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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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.83
Indonesia MX$1.61 USD 0.09
Mexico MX$1.95 USD 0.109
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.77
Indonesia MX$20.88 USD 1.191
Mexico MX$27.11 USD 1.546
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.68
Indonesia MX$682.31 IDR 699,999
Mexico MX$999.00 MXN 999
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.58
Indonesia MX$16.64 USD 0.949
Mexico MX$28.48 USD 1.624
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.41
Indonesia MX$44.49 IDR 42,500
Mexico MX$109.00 MXN 109
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
-6%
in MXN
It rose 25% in local currency, but -6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.