Romania
Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Uruguay = 1×
Romania
vs
Uruguay
Overall verdict
Romania is about 0.76× Uruguay.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Uruguay = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Uruguay. 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 Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Romania, Diesel 1L costs 1.4× what it does in Uruguay — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. 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 ×1.43Romania
UYU 80.78
USD 2.087Uruguay
UYU 56.63
USD 1.463
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.87Romania
UYU 8.59
USD 0.222Uruguay
UYU 9.87
USD 0.255
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.86Romania
UYU 73.97
USD 1.911Uruguay
UYU 85.58
USD 2.211
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.45Romania
UYU 153.95
RON 17.45Uruguay
UYU 339.00
UYU 339
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 UYU
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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