Hungary
Compared with India, using real observed prices.
Baseline: India = 1×
Overall verdict
Hungary is about 1.80×
India.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
India = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is India. 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
India
India = 1×
Hungary is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hungary, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 2.2× what it does in India — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 1.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×2.20
Hungary ₹6,595 EUR 59.99
India ₹2,999 INR 2,999
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.00
Hungary ₹8.97 USD 0.096
India ₹4.48 USD 0.048
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.99
Hungary ₹451.02 HUF 1,660
India ₹227.00 INR 227
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.86
Hungary ₹180.31 USD 1.893
India ₹96.96 USD 1.018
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.63
Hungary ₹175.16 USD 1.839
India ₹107.44 USD 1.128
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.47
Hungary ₹121,478 HUF 399,990
India ₹82,900 INR 82,900
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.44
Hungary ₹10.37 USD 0.111
India ₹7.19 USD 0.077
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
+103%
in INR
It rose 83% in local currency, but 103% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.