United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Moldova

Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United KingdomUnited Kingdom = 1×

MoldovaMoldova vs United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Overall verdict

MoldovaMoldova is about 0.59× United KingdomUnited Kingdom.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United KingdomUnited Kingdom = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Kingdom. 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 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom = 1× MoldovaMoldova is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.78
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.58
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.45

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

In Moldova, Gasoline 1L costs 0.8× what it does in United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.83
    MoldovaMoldova £1.27 USD 1.683
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74
    MoldovaMoldova £1.25 USD 1.66
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.58
    MoldovaMoldova £3.06 MDL 70
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.45
    MoldovaMoldova £0.13 USD 0.179
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

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
+44%
in GBP

It rose 35% in local currency, but 44% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.