Nicaragua
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
Nicaragua
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
Nicaragua is about 1.00× Mexico.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. 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 Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Nicaragua, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in Mexico — 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 ×1.61Nicaragua
MX$3.14
USD 0.176Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.82Nicaragua
MX$23.44
USD 1.337Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.77Nicaragua
MX$83.98
NIO 174Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.76Nicaragua
MX$20.67
USD 1.179Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
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
+15%
in MXN
It rose 36% in local currency, but 15% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Nicaragua's inflation.
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