Russia
Compared with China, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
China = 1×
Russia
vs
China
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.56× China.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs China = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is China. 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 China
China = 1×
Russia is pricier →
China
China = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 1.0× what it does in China — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.99Russia
¥7.05
USD 1.037China
¥7.10
USD 1.045
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.91Russia
¥0.47
USD 0.069China
¥0.52
USD 0.076
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.78Russia
¥6.28
USD 0.925China
¥8.01
USD 1.179
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.48Russia
¥11.10
RUB 135China
¥25.50
CNY 25.5
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20Russia
¥0.07
USD 0.01China
¥0.35
USD 0.051
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
-28%
in CNY
It rose -1% in local currency, but -28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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