Israel
Compared with Nicaragua, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Nicaragua = 1×
Israel
vs
Nicaragua
Overall verdict
Israel is about 1.40× Nicaragua.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Nicaragua = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Nicaragua. A bar running right means Israel 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 Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Israel is pricier →
Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Israel is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Israel, Diesel 1L costs 2.0× what it does in Nicaragua — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.04Israel
NIO 88.15
USD 2.407Nicaragua
NIO 43.18
USD 1.179
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.90Israel
NIO 92.84
USD 2.535Nicaragua
NIO 48.97
USD 1.337
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.34Israel
NIO 233.07
ILS 20Nicaragua
NIO 174.00
NIO 174
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.05Israel
NIO 6.78
USD 0.185Nicaragua
NIO 6.45
USD 0.176
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+18%
in ILS
17 → 20
17 → 20
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+28%
in NIO
It rose 18% in local currency, but 28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Israel's inflation.
United States
United Kingdom
India
Canada
Australia
Germany