Oman
Compared with Nicaragua, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Nicaragua = 1×
Oman
vs
Nicaragua
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.42× Nicaragua.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Nicaragua = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Nicaragua. A bar running right means Oman 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 Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Nicaragua — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.84Oman
NIO 145.55
OMR 1.53Nicaragua
NIO 174.00
NIO 174
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.57Oman
NIO 24.57
USD 0.671Nicaragua
NIO 43.18
USD 1.179
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.47Oman
NIO 22.78
USD 0.622Nicaragua
NIO 48.97
USD 1.337
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.17Oman
NIO 1.10
USD 0.03Nicaragua
NIO 6.45
USD 0.176
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in OMR
1.15 → 1.53
1.15 → 1.53
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+38%
in NIO
It rose 33% in local currency, but 38% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.
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