Russia
Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: New Zealand = 1×
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.34×
New Zealand.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
New Zealand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is New Zealand. 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
New Zealand
New Zealand = 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 New Zealand — 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 ×0.73
Russia NZD 1.83 USD 1.037
New Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.51
Russia NZD 1.63 USD 0.925
New Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.35
Russia NZD 2.66 RUB 135
New Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33
Russia NZD 0.12 USD 0.069
New Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10
Russia NZD 0.02 USD 0.01
New Zealand NZD 0.17 USD 0.097
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
-15%
in NZD
It rose -1% in local currency, but -15% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.