Russia
Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Uruguay = 1×
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.31×
Uruguay.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Uruguay = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Uruguay. 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
Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Uruguay — but Big Mac costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.71
Russia UYU 40.14 USD 1.037
Uruguay UYU 56.63 USD 1.463
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.42
Russia UYU 35.80 USD 0.925
Uruguay UYU 85.58 USD 2.211
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.27
Russia UYU 2.67 USD 0.069
Uruguay UYU 9.87 USD 0.255
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.20
Russia UYU 76.79 RUB 135
Uruguay UYU 339.00 UYU 339
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 UYU
It rose -1% in local currency, but 17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.