Hungary

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

Hungary vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

Hungary is about 1.65× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

Hungary is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.02
⛽ Transport 2 items

×2.01
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.59
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.38
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.36

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Hungary, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.2× what it does in Taiwan — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.23

Hungary NT$3.03 USD 0.096

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.13

Hungary NT$59.76 USD 1.893

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.02

Hungary NT$157.68 HUF 1,660

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.90

Hungary NT$58.05 USD 1.839

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.38

Hungary NT$2,208 EUR 59.99

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.36

Hungary NT$40,675 HUF 399,990

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.13

Hungary NT$3.50 USD 0.111

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com