Moldova
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Poland = 1×
Moldova
vs
Poland
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 0.77× Poland.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Poland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Poland. 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 Poland
Poland = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Poland
Poland = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Gasoline 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Poland — 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.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.93Moldova
PLN 6.35
USD 1.683Poland
PLN 6.86
USD 1.817
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.90Moldova
PLN 6.26
USD 1.66Poland
PLN 6.93
USD 1.837
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.76Moldova
PLN 0.66
USD 0.179Poland
PLN 0.87
USD 0.236
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.65Moldova
PLN 14.85
MDL 70Poland
PLN 22.70
PLN 22.7
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
+31%
in PLN
It rose 35% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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