Moldova
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hong Kong = 1×
Moldova
vs
Hong Kong
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 0.79× Hong Kong.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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 Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Big Mac costs 1.3× what it does in Hong Kong — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.28Moldova
HK$31.90
MDL 70Hong Kong
HK$25.00
HKD 25
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.97Moldova
HK$1.40
USD 0.179Hong Kong
HK$1.44
USD 0.184
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.41Moldova
HK$13.20
USD 1.683Hong Kong
HK$32.05
USD 4.086
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.37Moldova
HK$13.02
USD 1.66Hong Kong
HK$35.12
USD 4.478
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
+42%
in HKD
It rose 35% in local currency, but 42% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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