Moldova
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Turkey = 1×
Moldova
vs
Turkey
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.28× Turkey.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Turkey = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Turkey. 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 Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.7× what it does in Turkey — 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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.67Moldova
TRY 7.96
USD 0.179Turkey
TRY 2.98
USD 0.067
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.21Moldova
TRY 78.55
USD 1.683Turkey
TRY 64.97
USD 1.392
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.06Moldova
TRY 77.48
USD 1.66Turkey
TRY 73.42
USD 1.573
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.69Moldova
TRY 176.72
MDL 70Turkey
TRY 255.00
TRY 255
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
+614%
in TRY
It rose 35% in local currency, but 614% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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