Moldova
Compared with Chile, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Chile = 1×
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 0.88×
Chile.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Chile = 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
Chile
Chile = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
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.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.24
Moldova CLP 1,467 USD 1.66
Chile CLP 1,183 USD 1.339
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.07
Moldova CLP 1,488 USD 1.683
Chile CLP 1,391 USD 1.574
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.79
Moldova CLP 158 USD 0.179
Chile CLP 202 USD 0.228
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.75
Moldova CLP 3,616 MDL 70
Chile CLP 4,790 CLP 4,790
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
+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.