Pricele #38: Big Mac in Indonesia 🇮🇩
The puzzle for 7 August 2026 asked what one burger of big mac costs in Indonesia. Here is the answer and the context behind it.
The answer
Big Mac · Indonesia
$2.52
42,500 IDR
About 69 minutes of the average local wage buys one.
Cheaper than 97% of the 33 countries in the game.
Source: The Economist Big Mac Index, Jan 2026.
About big mac
The Big Mac is the most-quoted price in economics. The Economist started publishing its Big Mac Index in 1986 as a light-hearted way to test purchasing-power parity — the theory that a currency should buy the same basket of goods anywhere. Because the burger is close to identical everywhere it is sold, the gap between what it costs in two countries is a rough read on whether a currency is over- or undervalued.
Where Indonesia sits
Of the 33 countries priced for big mac, Indonesia ranks #32 from the top at $2.52 — 56% below the median of $5.69.
Indonesia is among the cheapest countries in the game for prepared food and fuel, both of which have long histories of state price management. Dairy is the outlier: little is produced domestically, so milk is imported and priced accordingly.
What else costs what in Indonesia
| Item | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola (330ml can) | $0.63 | 10,000 IDR | 17 min |
| Cappuccino | $1.54 | 27,778 IDR | 42 min |
| Milk (1 litre) | $1.18 | 21,285 IDR | 32 min |
| Eggs (dozen) | $1.49 | 26,877 IDR | 41 min |
| Apples (1 kg) | $2.50 | 45,095 IDR | 68 min |
| Gasoline (1 litre) | $0.74 | 13,348 IDR | 20 min |
Go deeper
See the full table for big mac in every country or everything priced in Indonesia.