Moldova
Compared with Azerbaijan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Azerbaijan = 1×
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 2.15×
Azerbaijan.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Azerbaijan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Azerbaijan. 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
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.7× what it does in Azerbaijan — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.73
Moldova AZN 0.30 USD 0.179
Azerbaijan AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.57
Moldova AZN 2.83 USD 1.66
Azerbaijan AZN 1.10 USD 0.647
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.49
Moldova AZN 2.87 USD 1.683
Azerbaijan AZN 1.15 USD 0.676
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.05
Moldova AZN 6.97 MDL 70
Azerbaijan AZN 6.65 AZN 6.65
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
+42%
in AZN
It rose 35% in local currency, but 42% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.