Czechia
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Malaysia = 1×
Overall verdict
Czechia is about 1.86×
Malaysia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. 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
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Czechia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Czechia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 7.0× what it does in Malaysia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. 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 ×7.02
Czechia MYR 1.41 USD 0.351
Malaysia MYR 0.20 USD 0.05
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.52
Czechia MYR 0.41 USD 0.102
Malaysia MYR 0.12 USD 0.029
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.24
Czechia MYR 7.68 USD 1.876
Malaysia MYR 3.42 USD 0.836
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.74
Czechia MYR 7.10 USD 1.734
Malaysia MYR 4.07 USD 0.995
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.62
Czechia MYR 22.28 CZK 115
Malaysia MYR 13.75 MYR 13.75
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.28
Czechia MYR 279.27 EUR 59.99
Malaysia MYR 219.00 MYR 219
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.11
Czechia MYR 4,430 CZK 22,990
Malaysia MYR 3,999 MYR 3,999
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
+29%
in MYR
It rose 29% in local currency, but 29% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Czechia's inflation.