Romania
Compared with Nicaragua, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Nicaragua = 1×
Romania
vs
Nicaragua
Overall verdict
Romania is about 1.19× Nicaragua.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Nicaragua = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Nicaragua. 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 Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Romania, Diesel 1L costs 1.8× what it does in Nicaragua — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. 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 ×1.77Romania
NIO 76.43
USD 2.087Nicaragua
NIO 43.18
USD 1.179
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.43Romania
NIO 69.99
USD 1.911Nicaragua
NIO 48.97
USD 1.337
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.26Romania
NIO 8.13
USD 0.222Nicaragua
NIO 6.45
USD 0.176
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.84Romania
NIO 145.68
RON 17.45Nicaragua
NIO 174.00
NIO 174
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
+62%
in NIO
It rose 65% in local currency, but 62% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Romania's inflation.
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