Indonesia
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 0.64×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sri Lanka = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Diesel 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Sri Lanka — 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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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.84
Indonesia LKR 381.06 USD 1.191
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.79
Indonesia LKR 28.80 USD 0.09
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.64
Indonesia LKR 303.63 USD 0.949
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.44
Indonesia LKR 805.32 IDR 42,500
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
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
+72%
in LKR
It rose 25% in local currency, but 72% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.