Moldova
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
Moldova
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.09× Brazil.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. 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 Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Gasoline 1L costs 1.3× what it does in Brazil — 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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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.31Moldova
R$8.73
USD 1.683Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.28Moldova
R$8.61
USD 1.66Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.09Moldova
R$0.92
USD 0.179Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.92Moldova
R$21.97
MDL 70Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
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
+45%
in BRL
It rose 35% in local currency, but 45% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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