Russia
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Russia
vs
Saudi Arabia
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.94× Saudi Arabia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Saudi Arabia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 2.2× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but Big Mac 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 ×2.17Russia
SAR 3.89
USD 1.037Saudi Arabia
SAR 1.79
USD 0.477
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.49Russia
SAR 3.47
USD 0.925Saudi Arabia
SAR 2.33
USD 0.62
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.33Russia
SAR 0.26
USD 0.069Saudi Arabia
SAR 0.20
USD 0.052
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.34Russia
SAR 6.54
RUB 135Saudi Arabia
SAR 19.00
SAR 19
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
-23%
in SAR
It rose -1% in local currency, but -23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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