Hungary
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Saudi Arabia = 1×
Overall verdict
Hungary is about 1.59×
Saudi Arabia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Saudi Arabia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Hungary is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hungary, Diesel 1L costs 4.0× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.97
Hungary SAR 7.10 USD 1.893
Saudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.97
Hungary SAR 6.90 USD 1.839
Saudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.13
Hungary SAR 0.42 USD 0.111
Saudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.24
Hungary SAR 4,715 HUF 399,990
Saudi Arabia SAR 3,799 SAR 3,799
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.12
Hungary SAR 255.99 EUR 59.99
Saudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.99
Hungary SAR 18.73 HUF 1,660
Saudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
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
+68%
in SAR
It rose 83% in local currency, but 68% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.