Moldova
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Moldova
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.07× Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.5× what it does in Canada — but Big Mac costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.46Moldova
C$0.25
USD 0.179Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.18Moldova
C$2.39
USD 1.683Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.08Moldova
C$2.36
USD 1.66Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.74Moldova
C$5.68
MDL 70Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
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
+54%
in CAD
It rose 35% in local currency, but 54% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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