Romania
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Indonesia = 1×
Overall verdict
Romania is about 1.89×
Indonesia.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. A bar running right means Romania 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
Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Romania, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.5× what it does in Indonesia — but Big Mac costs only 1.6×. 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 ×2.47
Romania IDR 3,755 USD 0.222
Indonesia IDR 1,522 USD 0.09
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.01
Romania IDR 34,323 USD 1.911
Indonesia IDR 17,045 USD 0.949
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.75
Romania IDR 37,485 USD 2.087
Indonesia IDR 21,392 USD 1.191
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.75
Romania IDR 1,224,369 EUR 59.99
Indonesia IDR 699,999 IDR 699,999
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.58
Romania IDR 67,162 RON 17.45
Indonesia IDR 42,500 IDR 42,500
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+65%
in RON
10.6 → 17.45
10.6 → 17.45
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+81%
in IDR
It rose 65% in local currency, but 81% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Romania's inflation.