Russia
Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Singapore = 1×
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.24×
Singapore.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Singapore = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Singapore. 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
Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Gasoline 1L costs 0.4× what it does in Singapore — 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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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.40
Russia S$1.20 USD 0.925
Singapore S$3.01 USD 2.323
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.38
Russia S$1.34 USD 1.037
Singapore S$3.53 USD 2.722
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.30
Russia S$2.36 RUB 135
Singapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.30
Russia S$0.09 USD 0.069
Singapore S$0.30 USD 0.233
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.05
Russia S$0.01 USD 0.01
Singapore S$0.24 USD 0.189
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
-25%
in SGD
It rose -1% in local currency, but -25% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.