Czechia
Compared with Hungary, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Hungary = 1×
Overall verdict
Czechia is about 1.11×
Hungary.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Hungary = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hungary. A bar running right means Czechia 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
Hungary
Hungary = 1×
Czechia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Czechia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.2× what it does in Hungary — but iPhone (base model, base storage) 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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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.16
Czechia HUF 116 USD 0.351
Hungary HUF 37 USD 0.111
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.10
Czechia HUF 1,826 CZK 115
Hungary HUF 1,660 HUF 1,660
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.06
Czechia HUF 34 USD 0.102
Hungary HUF 32 USD 0.096
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.02
Czechia HUF 586 USD 1.876
Hungary HUF 575 USD 1.839
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.00
Czechia HUF 21,717 EUR 59.99
Hungary HUF 21,717 EUR 59.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.92
Czechia HUF 542 USD 1.734
Hungary HUF 592 USD 1.893
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.86
Czechia HUF 344,510 CZK 22,990
Hungary HUF 399,990 HUF 399,990
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+29%
in CZK
89 → 115
89 → 115
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+46%
in HUF
It rose 29% in local currency, but 46% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Czechia's inflation.