Nicaragua
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Turkey = 1×
Nicaragua
vs
Turkey
Overall verdict
Nicaragua is about 1.22× Turkey.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Turkey = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Turkey. 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 Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Nicaragua, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.6× what it does in Turkey — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.63Nicaragua
TRY 7.83
USD 0.176Turkey
TRY 2.98
USD 0.067
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.96Nicaragua
TRY 62.40
USD 1.337Turkey
TRY 64.97
USD 1.392
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.80Nicaragua
TRY 205.21
NIO 174Turkey
TRY 255.00
TRY 255
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.75Nicaragua
TRY 55.03
USD 1.179Turkey
TRY 73.42
USD 1.573
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
+560%
in TRY
It rose 36% in local currency, but 560% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Nicaragua's inflation.
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