Moldova
Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Kuwait = 1×
Moldova
vs
Kuwait
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 2.67× Kuwait.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Kuwait = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Kuwait. 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 Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Gasoline 1L costs 5.0× what it does in Kuwait — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.98Moldova
KWD 0.52
USD 1.683Kuwait
KWD 0.10
USD 0.338
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.47Moldova
KWD 0.06
USD 0.179Kuwait
KWD 0.01
USD 0.04
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.47Moldova
KWD 0.51
USD 1.66Kuwait
KWD 0.11
USD 0.371
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.90Moldova
KWD 1.26
MDL 70Kuwait
KWD 1.40
KWD 1.4
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
+45%
in KWD
It rose 35% in local currency, but 45% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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