Uruguay
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Moldova = 1×
Uruguay
vs
Moldova
Overall verdict
Uruguay is about 1.49× Moldova.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Moldova = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Moldova. A bar running right means Uruguay 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 Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Uruguay, Big Mac costs 2.1× what it does in Moldova — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.14Uruguay
MDL 149.86
UYU 339Moldova
MDL 70.00
MDL 70
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.42Uruguay
MDL 4.36
USD 0.255Moldova
MDL 3.06
USD 0.179
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.31Uruguay
MDL 37.83
USD 2.211Moldova
MDL 28.80
USD 1.683
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.88Uruguay
MDL 25.03
USD 1.463Moldova
MDL 28.40
USD 1.66
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+51%
in UYU
225 → 339
225 → 339
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+63%
in MDL
It rose 51% in local currency, but 63% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.
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