Venezuela
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Moldova = 1×
Overall verdict
Venezuela is about 0.14×
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 Venezuela 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×
Venezuela is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Venezuela, Big Mac costs 1.0× what it does in Moldova — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.0×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.99
Venezuela MDL 69.20 VES 1,370
Moldova MDL 70.00 MDL 70
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.39
Venezuela MDL 1.18 USD 0.069
Moldova MDL 3.06 USD 0.179
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.02
Venezuela MDL 0.60 USD 0.035
Moldova MDL 28.80 USD 1.683
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.00
Venezuela MDL 0.07 USD 0.004
Moldova MDL 28.40 USD 1.66
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-100%
in VES
16020000 → 1370
16020000 → 1370
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-13%
in MDL
It rose -100% in local currency, but -13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Venezuela's inflation.