Indonesia
Compared with Nicaragua, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Nicaragua = 1×
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 0.61×
Nicaragua.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Nicaragua = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Nicaragua. 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
Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Diesel 1L costs 1.0× what it does in Nicaragua — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. 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 ×1.01
Indonesia NIO 43.62 USD 1.191
Nicaragua NIO 43.18 USD 1.179
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.71
Indonesia NIO 34.76 USD 0.949
Nicaragua NIO 48.97 USD 1.337
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.53
Indonesia NIO 92.18 IDR 42,500
Nicaragua NIO 174.00 NIO 174
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.51
Indonesia NIO 3.30 USD 0.09
Nicaragua NIO 6.45 USD 0.176
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
+12%
in NIO
It rose 25% in local currency, but 12% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.