CzechiaCzechia

Moldova

Compared with Czechia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: CzechiaCzechia = 1×

MoldovaMoldova vs CzechiaCzechia
Overall verdict

MoldovaMoldova is about 0.71× CzechiaCzechia.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs CzechiaCzechia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Czechia. 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 CzechiaCzechia Czechia = 1× MoldovaMoldova is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.93
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.74
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.51

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

In Moldova, Diesel 1L costs 1.0× what it does in Czechia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.96
    MoldovaMoldova CZK 35.37 USD 1.66
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 36.95 USD 1.734
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.90
    MoldovaMoldova CZK 35.86 USD 1.683
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 39.97 USD 1.876
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.74
    MoldovaMoldova CZK 85.62 MDL 70
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 115.00 CZK 115
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.51
    MoldovaMoldova CZK 3.78 USD 0.179
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 7.41 USD 0.351
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

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
+36%
in CZK

It rose 35% in local currency, but 36% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.