South Korea
Compared with Russia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Russia = 1×
South Korea
vs
Russia
Overall verdict
South Korea is about 2.25× Russia.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Russia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Russia. A bar running right means South Korea 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 Russia
Russia = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Russia
Russia = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Korea, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 7.3× what it does in Russia — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×7.30South Korea
RUB 7.66
USD 0.073Russia
RUB 1.05
USD 0.01
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.15South Korea
RUB 392.90
KRW 5,500Russia
RUB 135.00
RUB 135
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.84South Korea
RUB 13.34
USD 0.127Russia
RUB 7.25
USD 0.069
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.54South Korea
RUB 149.84
USD 1.427Russia
RUB 97.13
USD 0.925
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.36South Korea
RUB 148.58
USD 1.415Russia
RUB 108.88
USD 1.037
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+20%
in KRW
4600 → 5500
4600 → 5500
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+32%
in RUB
It rose 20% in local currency, but 32% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Korea's inflation.
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