Moldova
Compared with Hungary, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hungary = 1×
Moldova
vs
Hungary
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.06× Hungary.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hungary = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hungary. 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 Hungary
Hungary = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Hungary
Hungary = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in Hungary — 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.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.61Moldova
HUF 59
USD 0.179Hungary
HUF 37
USD 0.111
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.92Moldova
HUF 526
USD 1.683Hungary
HUF 575
USD 1.839
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.88Moldova
HUF 519
USD 1.66Hungary
HUF 592
USD 1.893
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82Moldova
HUF 1,360
MDL 70Hungary
HUF 1,660
HUF 1,660
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
+54%
in HUF
It rose 35% in local currency, but 54% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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