Viral on social media, an uploaded photo shows a citizen comparing the price of cooking oil in the United States (US) with Indonesia on his social media page. . In a photo uploaded by Dewi Kreckman’s Facebook account on Sunday, March 20, 2022, the owner of the account can be seen explaining the difference in the price of cooking oil between the two countries. . He said the price of cooking oil in the US was around Rp. 29,000 per liter. Although the price is more expensive than in Indonesia, according to him, the quality of cooking oil in the US is much better. . However, Dewi explained that the price of cooking oil in the US is not expensive when viewed from the minimum wage for workers there. In fact, he also detailed the price of oil with the UMR benchmark. . “Indonesia: UMR around IDR 4 million, cooking oil price per liter around IDR 20 thousand. One month salary gets 200 liters USA: UMR around IDR 30 million, cooking oil price per liter around IDR 30 thousand. One month salary gets 1000 liters,” (PR) .
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