Vietnam
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Moldova = 1×
Vietnam
vs
Moldova
Overall verdict
Vietnam is about 0.54× Moldova.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Moldova = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Moldova. A bar running right means Vietnam 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×
Vietnam is pricier →
Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Vietnam is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Vietnam, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in Moldova — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.71Vietnam
MDL 49.50
VND 76,000Moldova
MDL 70.00
MDL 70
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.54Vietnam
MDL 15.31
USD 0.895Moldova
MDL 28.40
USD 1.66
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.48Vietnam
MDL 13.89
USD 0.812Moldova
MDL 28.80
USD 1.683
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.44Vietnam
MDL 1.33
USD 0.078Moldova
MDL 3.06
USD 0.179
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+10%
in VND
69000 → 76000
69000 → 76000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-8%
in MDL
It rose 10% in local currency, but -8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Vietnam's inflation.
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