Indonesia
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Saudi Arabia = 1×
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 1.02×
Saudi Arabia.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Saudi Arabia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Diesel 1L costs 2.5× what it does in Saudi Arabia — 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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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.50
Indonesia SAR 4.47 USD 1.191
Saudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.73
Indonesia SAR 0.34 USD 0.09
Saudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.53
Indonesia SAR 3.56 USD 0.949
Saudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.64
Indonesia SAR 146.36 IDR 699,999
Saudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.50
Indonesia SAR 9.44 IDR 42,500
Saudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
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 SAR
It rose 25% in local currency, but 7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.