Romania
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
Romania is about 1.09×
Colombia.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. 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
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Romania, Diesel 1L costs 2.3× what it does in Colombia — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.28
Romania COP 7,694 USD 2.087
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.49
Romania COP 7,045 USD 1.911
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.10
Romania COP 219,331 EUR 59.99
Colombia COP 199,000 COP 199,000
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.07
Romania COP 818 USD 0.222
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.64
Romania COP 14,664 RON 17.45
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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
+49%
in COP
It rose 65% in local currency, but 49% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Romania's inflation.