Russia
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Malaysia = 1×
Russia
vs
Malaysia
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.72× Malaysia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. 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 Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in Malaysia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.38Russia
MYR 0.28
USD 0.069Malaysia
MYR 0.20
USD 0.05
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.11Russia
MYR 3.79
USD 0.925Malaysia
MYR 3.42
USD 0.836
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.04Russia
MYR 4.25
USD 1.037Malaysia
MYR 4.07
USD 0.995
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.51Russia
MYR 7.30
RUB 135Malaysia
MYR 13.75
MYR 13.75
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34Russia
MYR 0.04
USD 0.01Malaysia
MYR 0.12
USD 0.029
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
-25%
in MYR
It rose -1% in local currency, but -25% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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