Romania
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Romania
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Romania is about 1.20× Canada.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Romania, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.8× what it does in Canada — 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 ×1.80Romania
C$0.31
USD 0.222Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.36Romania
C$2.97
USD 2.087Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.34Romania
C$2.72
USD 1.911Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.20Romania
C$96.14
EUR 59.99Canada
C$79.99
CAD 79.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.72Romania
C$5.53
RON 17.45Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
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 CAD
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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