Sri LankaSri Lanka

Indonesia

Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×

IndonesiaIndonesia vs Sri LankaSri Lanka
Overall verdict

IndonesiaIndonesia is about 0.64× Sri LankaSri Lanka.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sri LankaSri 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 LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka = 1× IndonesiaIndonesia is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.79
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.73
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.44

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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.84
    IndonesiaIndonesia LKR 381.06 USD 1.191
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.79
    IndonesiaIndonesia LKR 28.80 USD 0.09
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.64
    IndonesiaIndonesia LKR 303.63 USD 0.949
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.44
    IndonesiaIndonesia LKR 805.32 IDR 42,500
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Indonesia

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+25%
in IDR
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.