Nicaragua
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Nicaragua
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Nicaragua is about 1.01× Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. A bar running right means Nicaragua 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Nicaragua, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in Canada — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.43Nicaragua
C$0.24
USD 0.176Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.94Nicaragua
C$1.90
USD 1.337Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86Nicaragua
C$6.60
NIO 174Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.77Nicaragua
C$1.68
USD 1.179Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in NIO
128 → 174
128 → 174
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+42%
in CAD
It rose 36% in local currency, but 42% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Nicaragua's inflation.
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