Indonesia
Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Qatar = 1×
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 1.41×
Qatar.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Qatar = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Qatar. 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
Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.8× what it does in Qatar — but Big Mac 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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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.81
Indonesia QAR 0.33 USD 0.09
Qatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.12
Indonesia QAR 4.34 USD 1.191
Qatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.65
Indonesia QAR 3.46 USD 0.949
Qatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.54
Indonesia QAR 9.16 IDR 42,500
Qatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
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
+7%
in QAR
It rose 25% in local currency, but 7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.