Moldova
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 2.04×
Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. 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
Bahrain
Bahrain = 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 Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. 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 BHD 0.07 USD 0.179
Bahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.73
Moldova BHD 0.63 USD 1.66
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.57
Moldova BHD 0.63 USD 1.683
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86
Moldova BHD 1.54 MDL 70
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
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
+41%
in BHD
It rose 35% in local currency, but 41% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.