CzechiaCzechia

Russia

Compared with Czechia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: CzechiaCzechia = 1×

RussiaRussia vs CzechiaCzechia
Overall verdict

RussiaRussia is about 0.29× CzechiaCzechia.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs CzechiaCzechia = 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 CzechiaCzechia Czechia = 1× RussiaRussia is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.54
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.32
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.14

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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.60
    RussiaRussia CZK 22.10 USD 1.037
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 36.95 USD 1.734
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.49
    RussiaRussia CZK 19.71 USD 0.925
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 39.97 USD 1.876
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.32
    RussiaRussia CZK 37.81 RUB 135
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 115.00 CZK 115
    Observed 2022-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20
    RussiaRussia CZK 1.46 USD 0.069
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 7.41 USD 0.351
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10
    RussiaRussia CZK 0.21 USD 0.01
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 2.15 USD 0.102
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Russia

Big Mac, 2017 → 2022
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
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.