PhilippinesPhilippines

Russia

Compared with Philippines, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PhilippinesPhilippines = 1×

RussiaRussia vs PhilippinesPhilippines
Overall verdict

RussiaRussia is about 0.54× PhilippinesPhilippines.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PhilippinesPhilippines = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Philippines. 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 PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines = 1× RussiaRussia is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.76
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.61
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.33

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Philippines — but Electricity 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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.82
    RussiaRussia ₱63.93 USD 1.037
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱77.73 USD 1.261
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.70
    RussiaRussia ₱57.02 USD 0.925
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱81.49 USD 1.322
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.61
    RussiaRussia ₱88.89 RUB 135
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱169.00 PHP 169
    Observed 2022-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33
    RussiaRussia ₱4.15 USD 0.069
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱12.58 USD 0.209
    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
-23%
in PHP

It rose -1% in local currency, but -23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.