Russia
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.37×
Colombia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. 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
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Colombia — 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.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.13
Russia COP 3,823 USD 1.037
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.72
Russia COP 3,410 USD 0.925
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33
Russia COP 254 USD 0.069
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.28
Russia COP 6,874 RUB 135
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.13
Russia COP 37 USD 0.01
Colombia COP 291 USD 0.079
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
-1%
in COP
It rose -1% in local currency, but -1% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.