Hungary
Compared with Iceland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Iceland = 1×
Overall verdict
Hungary is about 0.80×
Iceland.
Average across 2 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Iceland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Iceland. 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
Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Hungary is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hungary, Gasoline 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Iceland — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.06
Hungary ISK 232 USD 1.839
Iceland ISK 218 USD 1.727
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.01
Hungary ISK 239 USD 1.893
Iceland ISK 237 USD 1.878
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.62
Hungary ISK 14 USD 0.111
Iceland ISK 22 USD 0.179
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
+74%
in ISK
It rose 83% in local currency, but 74% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.