Moldova
Compared with Philippines, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Philippines = 1×
Moldova
vs
Philippines
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.17× Philippines.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Philippines = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Philippines. 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 Philippines
Philippines = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Philippines
Philippines = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Big Mac costs 1.4× what it does in Philippines — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.44Moldova
₱243.32
MDL 70Philippines
₱169.00
PHP 169
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.32Moldova
₱102.33
USD 1.66Philippines
₱77.73
USD 1.261
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.27Moldova
₱103.75
USD 1.683Philippines
₱81.49
USD 1.322
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.86Moldova
₱10.77
USD 0.179Philippines
₱12.58
USD 0.209
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
+67%
in PHP
It rose 35% in local currency, but 67% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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