Taiwan

Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Indonesia = 1×

Taiwan vs

Indonesia

Overall verdict

Taiwan is about 1.04× 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 Taiwan 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×

Taiwan is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.27
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×1.09
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.98
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.87

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Taiwan, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.3× what it does in Indonesia — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.27

Taiwan IDR 886,524 TWD 1,599

Indonesia IDR 699,999 IDR 699,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.09

Taiwan IDR 1,658 USD 0.098

Indonesia IDR 1,522 USD 0.09

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.02

Taiwan IDR 17,386 USD 0.968

Indonesia IDR 17,045 USD 0.949

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.98

Taiwan IDR 41,721 TWD 78

Indonesia IDR 42,500 IDR 42,500

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.75

Taiwan IDR 15,985 USD 0.89

Indonesia IDR 21,392 USD 1.191

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com