Philippines
Compared with Nicaragua, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Nicaragua = 1×
Philippines
vs
Nicaragua
Overall verdict
Philippines is about 0.90× Nicaragua.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Nicaragua = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Nicaragua. A bar running right means Philippines 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×
Philippines is pricier →
Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Philippines is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Philippines, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.2× what it does in Nicaragua — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. 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 ×1.19Philippines
NIO 7.65
USD 0.209Nicaragua
NIO 6.45
USD 0.176
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.07Philippines
NIO 46.18
USD 1.261Nicaragua
NIO 43.18
USD 1.179
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.99Philippines
NIO 48.42
USD 1.322Nicaragua
NIO 48.97
USD 1.337
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.60Philippines
NIO 104.07
PHP 169Nicaragua
NIO 174.00
NIO 174
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in PHP
142 → 169
142 → 169
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+5%
in NIO
It rose 19% in local currency, but 5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Philippines's inflation.
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