Moldova
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Indonesia = 1×
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.72×
Indonesia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. 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
Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.0× what it does in Indonesia — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.99
Moldova IDR 3,028 USD 0.179
Indonesia IDR 1,522 USD 0.09
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.77
Moldova IDR 30,228 USD 1.683
Indonesia IDR 17,045 USD 0.949
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.63
Moldova IDR 69,079 MDL 70
Indonesia IDR 42,500 IDR 42,500
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.39
Moldova IDR 29,815 USD 1.66
Indonesia IDR 21,392 USD 1.191
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 IDR
It rose 35% in local currency, but 65% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.