ChileChile

Moldova

Compared with Chile, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ChileChile = 1×

MoldovaMoldova vs ChileChile
Overall verdict

MoldovaMoldova is about 0.88× ChileChile.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ChileChile = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Chile. 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 ChileChile Chile = 1× MoldovaMoldova is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.15
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.79
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.75

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Moldova, Diesel 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Chile — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.24
    MoldovaMoldova CLP 1,467 USD 1.66
    ChileChile CLP 1,183 USD 1.339
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.07
    MoldovaMoldova CLP 1,488 USD 1.683
    ChileChile CLP 1,391 USD 1.574
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.79
    MoldovaMoldova CLP 158 USD 0.179
    ChileChile CLP 202 USD 0.228
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.75
    MoldovaMoldova CLP 3,616 MDL 70
    ChileChile CLP 4,790 CLP 4,790
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Moldova

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+35%
in MDL
52 → 70
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+65%
in CLP

It rose 35% in local currency, but 65% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.