Romania
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
Romania
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
Romania is about 1.19× Mexico.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. 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 Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Romania, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.0× what it does in Mexico — 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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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.04Romania
MX$3.96
USD 0.222Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.35Romania
MX$36.59
USD 2.087Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.19Romania
MX$1,193
EUR 59.99Mexico
MX$999.00
MXN 999
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.18Romania
MX$33.51
USD 1.911Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.65Romania
MX$70.31
RON 17.45Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
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
+37%
in MXN
It rose 65% in local currency, but 37% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Romania's inflation.
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