Moldova
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Colombia = 1×
Moldova
vs
Colombia
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 0.96× Colombia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. 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 Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Diesel 1L costs 1.8× what it does in Colombia — 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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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.81Moldova
COP 6,120
USD 1.66Colombia
COP 3,373
USD 0.915
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.31Moldova
COP 6,205
USD 1.683Colombia
COP 4,737
USD 1.285
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.86Moldova
COP 660
USD 0.179Colombia
COP 763
USD 0.207
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.66Moldova
COP 15,083
MDL 70Colombia
COP 22,900
COP 22,900
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
+36%
in COP
It rose 35% in local currency, but 36% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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