Nicaragua
Compared with Iceland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Iceland = 1×
Overall verdict
Nicaragua is about 0.83×
Iceland.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Iceland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Iceland. 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
Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Nicaragua, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.0× what it does in Iceland — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.98
Nicaragua ISK 22 USD 0.176
Iceland ISK 22 USD 0.179
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.77
Nicaragua ISK 169 USD 1.337
Iceland ISK 218 USD 1.727
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63
Nicaragua ISK 149 USD 1.179
Iceland ISK 237 USD 1.878
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
+35%
in ISK
It rose 36% in local currency, but 35% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Nicaragua's inflation.