Moldova
Compared with Nicaragua, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Nicaragua = 1×
Moldova
vs
Nicaragua
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.05× Nicaragua.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Nicaragua = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Nicaragua. 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 Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Diesel 1L costs 1.4× what it does in Nicaragua — 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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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.41Moldova
NIO 60.80
USD 1.66Nicaragua
NIO 43.18
USD 1.179
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.26Moldova
NIO 61.64
USD 1.683Nicaragua
NIO 48.97
USD 1.337
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.02Moldova
NIO 6.56
USD 0.179Nicaragua
NIO 6.45
USD 0.176
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86Moldova
NIO 149.84
MDL 70Nicaragua
NIO 174.00
NIO 174
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
+47%
in NIO
It rose 35% in local currency, but 47% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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