Moldova
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
Moldova
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.05× Mexico.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. 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 Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 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 Mexico — but Big Mac costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.64Moldova
MX$3.20
USD 0.179Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.07Moldova
MX$29.11
USD 1.66Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.04Moldova
MX$29.51
USD 1.683Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.66Moldova
MX$72.31
MDL 70Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
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
+24%
in MXN
It rose 35% in local currency, but 24% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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