Russia
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Russia
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.33× Australia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Russia 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 Australia
Australia = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Gasoline 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Australia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.75Russia
A$1.34
USD 0.925Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.73Russia
A$1.50
USD 1.037Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.31Russia
A$2.48
RUB 135Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.27Russia
A$0.10
USD 0.069Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.09Russia
A$0.01
USD 0.01Australia
A$0.16
USD 0.108
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-17%
in AUD
It rose -1% in local currency, but -17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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