Russia
Compared with Czechia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Czechia = 1×
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.29×
Czechia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Czechia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Czechia. 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
Czechia
Czechia = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.6× what it does in Czechia — 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 ×0.60
Russia CZK 22.10 USD 1.037
Czechia CZK 36.95 USD 1.734
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.49
Russia CZK 19.71 USD 0.925
Czechia CZK 39.97 USD 1.876
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.32
Russia CZK 37.81 RUB 135
Czechia CZK 115.00 CZK 115
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20
Russia CZK 1.46 USD 0.069
Czechia CZK 7.41 USD 0.351
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10
Russia CZK 0.21 USD 0.01
Czechia CZK 2.15 USD 0.102
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
-27%
in CZK
It rose -1% in local currency, but -27% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.