Moldova
Compared with Austria, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Austria = 1×
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 0.63×
Austria.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Austria = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Austria. 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
Austria
Austria = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Gasoline 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Austria — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.81
Moldova €1.48 USD 1.683
Austria €1.84 USD 2.09
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.75
Moldova €1.46 USD 1.66
Austria €1.93 USD 2.201
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.51
Moldova €0.15 USD 0.179
Austria €0.30 USD 0.353
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
+44%
in EUR
It rose 35% in local currency, but 44% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.