Russia
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Russia
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.44× Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Canada — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.67Russia
C$1.48
USD 1.037Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.65Russia
C$1.32
USD 0.925Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.56Russia
C$0.10
USD 0.069Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.31Russia
C$2.22
RUB 135Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.29Russia
C$0.01
USD 0.01Canada
C$0.05
USD 0.034
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
-24%
in CAD
It rose -1% in local currency, but -24% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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