Nicaragua
Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Singapore = 1×
Nicaragua
vs
Singapore
Overall verdict
Nicaragua is about 0.68× Singapore.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Singapore = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Singapore. 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 Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Nicaragua, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Singapore — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82Nicaragua
S$6.12
NIO 174Singapore
S$7.45
SGD 7.45
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.76Nicaragua
S$0.23
USD 0.176Singapore
S$0.30
USD 0.233
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.58Nicaragua
S$1.73
USD 1.337Singapore
S$3.01
USD 2.323
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.43Nicaragua
S$1.53
USD 1.179Singapore
S$3.53
USD 2.722
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
+23%
in SGD
It rose 36% in local currency, but 23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Nicaragua's inflation.
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