Nicaragua
Compared with Italy, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Italy = 1×
Overall verdict
Nicaragua is about 0.48×
Italy.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Italy = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Italy. 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
Italy
Italy = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Nicaragua, Gasoline 1L costs 0.6× what it does in Italy — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.60
Nicaragua €1.17 USD 1.337
Italy €1.95 USD 2.22
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.49
Nicaragua €1.04 USD 1.179
Italy €2.11 USD 2.407
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.43
Nicaragua €0.15 USD 0.176
Italy €0.36 USD 0.414
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
+33%
in EUR
It rose 36% in local currency, but 33% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Nicaragua's inflation.