Russia
Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Costa Rica = 1×
Russia
vs
Costa Rica
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.42× Costa Rica.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Costa Rica = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Costa Rica. 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 Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 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 Costa Rica — but Big Mac 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 ×0.69Russia
CRC 513.31
USD 1.037Costa Rica
CRC 745.96
USD 1.507
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.55Russia
CRC 457.88
USD 0.925Costa Rica
CRC 825.66
USD 1.668
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.41Russia
CRC 34.16
USD 0.069Costa Rica
CRC 84.15
USD 0.17
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.29Russia
CRC 1,121
RUB 135Costa Rica
CRC 2,990
CRC 2,990
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
-14%
in CRC
It rose -1% in local currency, but -14% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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