Russia
Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Venezuela = 1×
Russia
vs
Venezuela
Overall verdict
Russia is about 3.29× Venezuela.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Venezuela = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Venezuela. 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 Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 259.3× what it does in Venezuela — but Big Mac costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×259.25Russia
VES 351.26
USD 1.037Venezuela
VES 1.35
USD 0.004
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×26.43Russia
VES 313.32
USD 0.925Venezuela
VES 11.86
USD 0.035
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.00Russia
VES 23.37
USD 0.069Venezuela
VES 23.37
USD 0.069
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.43Russia
VES 7.92
RUB 135Venezuela
VES 1,370
VES 1,370
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
-100%
in VES
It rose -1% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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