Nicaragua
Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Israel = 1×
Overall verdict
Nicaragua is about 0.71×
Israel.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Israel = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Israel. 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
Israel
Israel = 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 Israel — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.5×. 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 ×0.95
Nicaragua ILS 0.55 USD 0.176
Israel ILS 0.58 USD 0.185
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.75
Nicaragua ILS 14.93 NIO 174
Israel ILS 20.00 ILS 20
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.53
Nicaragua ILS 3.98 USD 1.337
Israel ILS 7.55 USD 2.535
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.49
Nicaragua ILS 3.51 USD 1.179
Israel ILS 7.17 USD 2.407
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
+25%
in ILS
It rose 36% in local currency, but 25% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Nicaragua's inflation.