Czechia

Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Japan = 1×

Czechia vs

Japan

Overall verdict

Czechia is about 1.49× Japan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Japan. 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

Japan Japan = 1×

Czechia is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.82
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.79
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.45
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.27
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.24

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Czechia, Big Mac costs 1.8× what it does in Japan — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×1.82

Czechia ¥871 CZK 115

Japan ¥480 JPY 480

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.80

Czechia ¥305 USD 1.876

Japan ¥169 USD 1.041

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.78

Czechia ¥282 USD 1.734

Japan ¥159 USD 0.976

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.55

Czechia ¥56 USD 0.351

Japan ¥36 USD 0.227

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.36

Czechia ¥16 USD 0.102

Japan ¥12 USD 0.075

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.27

Czechia ¥11,183 EUR 59.99

Japan ¥8,778 JPY 8,778

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.24

Czechia ¥177,397 CZK 22,990

Japan ¥142,800 JPY 142,800

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store