China
Compared with Greece, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Greece = 1×
China
vs
Greece
Overall verdict
China is about 0.53× Greece.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Greece = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Greece. A bar running right means China 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 Greece
Greece = 1×
China is pricier →
Greece
Greece = 1×
China is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In China, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 0.7× what it does in Greece — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. 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 ×0.69China
€0.04
USD 0.051Greece
€0.06
USD 0.074
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.64China
€38.59
CNY 298Greece
€59.99
EUR 59.99
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.52China
€1.04
USD 1.179Greece
€1.98
USD 2.254
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47China
€0.92
USD 1.045Greece
€1.95
USD 2.223
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.30China
€0.07
USD 0.076Greece
€0.22
USD 0.254
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CNY
22.4 → 25.5
22.4 → 25.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+8%
in EUR
It rose 14% in local currency, but 8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not China's inflation.
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