Romania
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Romania
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Romania is about 0.99× Australia.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Romania 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 Australia
Australia = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Romania, Gasoline 1L costs 1.5× what it does in Australia — 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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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.54Romania
A$2.77
USD 1.911Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.47Romania
A$3.03
USD 2.087Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.09Romania
A$97.79
EUR 59.99Australia
A$89.95
AUD 89.95
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.86Romania
A$0.32
USD 0.222Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.70Romania
A$5.94
RON 17.45Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+65%
in RON
10.6 → 17.45
10.6 → 17.45
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+70%
in AUD
It rose 65% in local currency, but 70% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Romania's inflation.
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