PakistanPakistan

Moldova

Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PakistanPakistan = 1×

MoldovaMoldova vs PakistanPakistan
Overall verdict

MoldovaMoldova is about 1.61× PakistanPakistan.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PakistanPakistan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Pakistan. 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 PakistanPakistan Pakistan = 1× MoldovaMoldova is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.84
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.39
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.06

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.8× what it does in Pakistan — but Big Mac costs only 1.1×. 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 ×2.84
    MoldovaMoldova PKR 50.09 USD 0.179
    PakistanPakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.48
    MoldovaMoldova PKR 470.99 USD 1.683
    PakistanPakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.30
    MoldovaMoldova PKR 464.55 USD 1.66
    PakistanPakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.06
    MoldovaMoldova PKR 1,145 MDL 70
    PakistanPakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Moldova

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+35%
in MDL
52 → 70
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+146%
in PKR

It rose 35% in local currency, but 146% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.