Russia
Compared with Romania, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Romania = 1×
Russia
vs
Romania
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.41× Romania.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Romania = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Romania. 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 Romania
Romania = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Romania
Romania = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.5× what it does in Romania — 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 ×0.50Russia
RON 4.77
USD 1.037Romania
RON 9.60
USD 2.087
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.48Russia
RON 4.26
USD 0.925Romania
RON 8.79
USD 1.911
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.44Russia
RON 7.69
RUB 135Romania
RON 17.45
RON 17.45
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.31Russia
RON 0.30
USD 0.069Romania
RON 0.98
USD 0.222
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 RON
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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