Indonesia
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Taiwan = 1×
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 0.96×
Taiwan.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. 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
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Indonesia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Indonesia, Diesel 1L costs 1.3× what it does in Taiwan — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.8×. 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 ×1.34
Indonesia NT$37.60 USD 1.191
Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.02
Indonesia NT$79.46 IDR 42,500
Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.98
Indonesia NT$29.96 USD 0.949
Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.92
Indonesia NT$2.84 USD 0.09
Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.79
Indonesia NT$1,263 IDR 699,999
Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599
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
+21%
in TWD
It rose 25% in local currency, but 21% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.