Sri LankaSri Lanka

Moldova

Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×

MoldovaMoldova vs Sri LankaSri Lanka
Overall verdict

MoldovaMoldova is about 1.09× Sri LankaSri Lanka.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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 Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka = 1× MoldovaMoldova is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.57
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.15
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.72

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

In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in Sri Lanka — 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 ×1.57
    MoldovaMoldova LKR 57.27 USD 0.179
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.17
    MoldovaMoldova LKR 531.12 USD 1.66
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.14
    MoldovaMoldova LKR 538.48 USD 1.683
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.72
    MoldovaMoldova LKR 1,309 MDL 70
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
    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
+127%
in LKR

It rose 35% in local currency, but 127% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.