Sweden
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Indonesia = 1×
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 2.20×
Indonesia.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. A bar running right means Sweden 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×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Big Mac costs 2.9× what it does in Indonesia — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.7×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.88
Sweden IDR 122,569 SEK 67
Indonesia IDR 42,500 IDR 42,500
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.70
Sweden IDR 4,110 USD 0.243
Indonesia IDR 1,522 USD 0.09
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.76
Sweden IDR 29,959 USD 1.668
Indonesia IDR 17,045 USD 0.949
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.75
Sweden IDR 1,224,369 EUR 59.99
Indonesia IDR 699,999 IDR 699,999
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.69
Sweden IDR 36,066 USD 2.008
Indonesia IDR 21,392 USD 1.191
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in SEK
54 → 67
54 → 67
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+36%
in IDR
It rose 24% in local currency, but 36% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.