Moldova
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Malaysia = 1×
Moldova
vs
Malaysia
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.99× Malaysia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. 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 Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.6× what it does in Malaysia — but Big Mac costs only 1.2×. 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 ×3.58Moldova
MYR 0.72
USD 0.179Malaysia
MYR 0.20
USD 0.05
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.01Moldova
MYR 6.89
USD 1.683Malaysia
MYR 3.42
USD 0.836
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.67Moldova
MYR 6.80
USD 1.66Malaysia
MYR 4.07
USD 0.995
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.21Moldova
MYR 16.59
MDL 70Malaysia
MYR 13.75
MYR 13.75
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
+36%
in MYR
It rose 35% in local currency, but 36% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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