Hungary
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Hungary
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Hungary is about 1.01× Australia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Hungary 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 Australia
Australia = 1×
Hungary is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Hungary is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hungary, Gasoline 1L costs 1.5× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.48Hungary
A$2.67
USD 1.839Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.33Hungary
A$2.75
USD 1.893Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.29Hungary
A$1,801
HUF 399,990Australia
A$1,399
AUD 1,399
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.09Hungary
A$97.79
EUR 59.99Australia
A$89.95
AUD 89.95
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.89Hungary
A$0.14
USD 0.096Australia
A$0.16
USD 0.108
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.88Hungary
A$7.46
HUF 1,660Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.43Hungary
A$0.16
USD 0.111Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+83%
in HUF
908 → 1660
908 → 1660
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+84%
in AUD
It rose 83% in local currency, but 84% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.
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