Moldova
Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Israel = 1×
Moldova
vs
Israel
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 0.75× Israel.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Israel = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Israel. 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 Israel
Israel = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Israel
Israel = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.0× what it does in Israel — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. 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 ×0.97Moldova
ILS 0.56
USD 0.179Israel
ILS 0.58
USD 0.185
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.69Moldova
ILS 4.94
USD 1.66Israel
ILS 7.17
USD 2.407
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.66Moldova
ILS 5.01
USD 1.683Israel
ILS 7.55
USD 2.535
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.64Moldova
ILS 12.86
MDL 70Israel
ILS 20.00
ILS 20
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
+35%
in ILS
It rose 35% in local currency, but 35% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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