Malaysia
Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Uruguay = 1×
Malaysia
vs
Uruguay
Overall verdict
Malaysia is about 0.34× Uruguay.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Uruguay = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Uruguay. A bar running right means Malaysia 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×
Malaysia is pricier →
Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Malaysia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Malaysia, Diesel 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Uruguay — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.68Malaysia
UYU 38.51
USD 0.995Uruguay
UYU 56.63
USD 1.463
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.39Malaysia
UYU 131.26
MYR 13.75Uruguay
UYU 339.00
UYU 339
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.38Malaysia
UYU 32.36
USD 0.836Uruguay
UYU 85.58
USD 2.211
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20Malaysia
UYU 1.94
USD 0.05Uruguay
UYU 9.87
USD 0.255
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+38%
in MYR
9.99 → 13.75
9.99 → 13.75
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+26%
in UYU
It rose 38% in local currency, but 26% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Malaysia's inflation.
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