Nicaragua
Compared with Romania, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Romania = 1×
Nicaragua
vs
Romania
Overall verdict
Nicaragua is about 0.84× Romania.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Romania = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Romania. 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 Romania
Romania = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Romania
Romania = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Nicaragua, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in Romania — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.19Nicaragua
RON 20.84
NIO 174Romania
RON 17.45
RON 17.45
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.79Nicaragua
RON 0.77
USD 0.176Romania
RON 0.98
USD 0.222
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.70Nicaragua
RON 6.15
USD 1.337Romania
RON 8.79
USD 1.911
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.56Nicaragua
RON 5.42
USD 1.179Romania
RON 9.60
USD 2.087
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
+38%
in RON
It rose 36% in local currency, but 38% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Nicaragua's inflation.
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