Indonesia
Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Uruguay = 1×
Overall verdict
Indonesia is about 0.39×
Uruguay.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Uruguay = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Uruguay. 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
Uruguay
Uruguay = 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 Uruguay — but Big Mac costs only 0.3×. 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 ×0.81
Indonesia UYU 46.10 USD 1.191
Uruguay UYU 56.63 USD 1.463
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.43
Indonesia UYU 36.73 USD 0.949
Uruguay UYU 85.58 USD 2.211
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.35
Indonesia UYU 3.48 USD 0.09
Uruguay UYU 9.87 USD 0.255
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.29
Indonesia UYU 97.42 IDR 42,500
Uruguay UYU 339.00 UYU 339
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
-5%
in UYU
It rose 25% in local currency, but -5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Indonesia's inflation.