Taiwan
Compared with Russia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Russia = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Russia
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 1.49× 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 Taiwan 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×
Taiwan is pricier →
Russia
Russia = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 4.3× what it does in Russia — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.30Taiwan
RUB 4.52
USD 0.043Russia
RUB 1.05
USD 0.01
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.42Taiwan
RUB 10.29
USD 0.098Russia
RUB 7.25
USD 0.069
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.42Taiwan
RUB 259.44
TWD 78Russia
RUB 135.00
RUB 135
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.05Taiwan
RUB 101.64
USD 0.968Russia
RUB 97.13
USD 0.925
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.86Taiwan
RUB 93.45
USD 0.89Russia
RUB 108.88
USD 1.037
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+36%
in RUB
It rose 8% in local currency, but 36% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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