Hungary
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Hungary is about 1.03×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sri Lanka = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Hungary is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hungary, Diesel 1L costs 1.3× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. 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 ×1.33
Hungary LKR 605.67 USD 1.893
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.25
Hungary LKR 588.39 USD 1.839
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.97
Hungary LKR 35.51 USD 0.111
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.88
Hungary LKR 1,598 HUF 1,660
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
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
+170%
in LKR
It rose 83% in local currency, but 170% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.