IsraelIsrael

Nicaragua

Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.

Baseline: IsraelIsrael = 1×

NicaraguaNicaragua vs IsraelIsrael
Overall verdict

NicaraguaNicaragua is about 0.71× IsraelIsrael.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs IsraelIsrael = 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 IsraelIsrael Israel = 1× NicaraguaNicaragua is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.95
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.75
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.51

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.95
    NicaraguaNicaragua ILS 0.55 USD 0.176
    IsraelIsrael ILS 0.58 USD 0.185
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.75
    NicaraguaNicaragua ILS 14.93 NIO 174
    IsraelIsrael ILS 20.00 ILS 20
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.53
    NicaraguaNicaragua ILS 3.98 USD 1.337
    IsraelIsrael ILS 7.55 USD 2.535
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.49
    NicaraguaNicaragua ILS 3.51 USD 1.179
    IsraelIsrael ILS 7.17 USD 2.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Nicaragua

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in NIO
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.