Russia
Compared with Nicaragua, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Nicaragua = 1×
Russia
vs
Nicaragua
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.48× Nicaragua.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Nicaragua = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Nicaragua. 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 Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Nicaragua — but Big Mac 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 ×0.88Russia
NIO 37.98
USD 1.037Nicaragua
NIO 43.18
USD 1.179
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.69Russia
NIO 33.88
USD 0.925Nicaragua
NIO 48.97
USD 1.337
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.39Russia
NIO 2.53
USD 0.069Nicaragua
NIO 6.45
USD 0.176
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.37Russia
NIO 61.83
RUB 135Nicaragua
NIO 174.00
NIO 174
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
-14%
in NIO
It rose -1% in local currency, but -14% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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