Russia
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Moldova = 1×
Russia
vs
Moldova
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.46× Moldova.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Moldova = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Moldova. 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 Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Moldova
Moldova = 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 Moldova — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.62Russia
MDL 17.74
USD 1.037Moldova
MDL 28.40
USD 1.66
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.55Russia
MDL 15.83
USD 0.925Moldova
MDL 28.80
USD 1.683
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.43Russia
MDL 31.39
RUB 135Moldova
MDL 70.00
MDL 70
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.39Russia
MDL 1.18
USD 0.069Moldova
MDL 3.06
USD 0.179
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
-17%
in MDL
It rose -1% in local currency, but -17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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