Moldova
Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Vietnam = 1×
Moldova
vs
Vietnam
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.85× Vietnam.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Vietnam = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Vietnam. 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 Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.3× what it does in Vietnam — but Big Mac costs only 1.4×. 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 ×2.29Moldova
₫4,702
USD 0.179Vietnam
₫2,049
USD 0.078
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.07Moldova
₫44,211
USD 1.683Vietnam
₫21,330
USD 0.812
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.85Moldova
₫43,607
USD 1.66Vietnam
₫23,511
USD 0.895
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.41Moldova
₫107,471
MDL 70Vietnam
₫76,000
VND 76,000
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
+61%
in VND
It rose 35% in local currency, but 61% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.
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