Russia
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Taiwan = 1×
Russia
vs
Taiwan
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.67× Taiwan.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. 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 Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Taiwan — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.17Russia
NT$32.74
USD 1.037Taiwan
NT$28.10
USD 0.89
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.96Russia
NT$29.20
USD 0.925Taiwan
NT$30.56
USD 0.968
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.71Russia
NT$48.50
RUB 135Taiwan
NT$78.00
TWD 78
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.70Russia
NT$2.18
USD 0.069Taiwan
NT$3.09
USD 0.098
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23Russia
NT$0.32
USD 0.01Taiwan
NT$1.36
USD 0.043
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
-30%
in TWD
It rose -1% in local currency, but -30% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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