Moldova
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Moldova
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 0.86× Australia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Moldova 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 Australia
Australia = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Gasoline 1L costs 1.4× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.36Moldova
A$2.44
USD 1.683Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.17Moldova
A$2.41
USD 1.66Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.72Moldova
A$6.11
MDL 70Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.69Moldova
A$0.26
USD 0.179Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+35%
in MDL
52 → 70
52 → 70
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+55%
in AUD
It rose 35% in local currency, but 55% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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