Hungary
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Turkey = 1×
Hungary
vs
Turkey
Overall verdict
Hungary is about 1.26× Turkey.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Turkey = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Turkey. 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 Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Hungary is pricier →
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Hungary is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hungary, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 4.8× what it does in Turkey — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.80Hungary
TRY 4.27
USD 0.096Turkey
TRY 0.89
USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.66Hungary
TRY 4.94
USD 0.111Turkey
TRY 2.98
USD 0.067
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.52Hungary
TRY 3,231
EUR 59.99Turkey
TRY 2,129
USD 44.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.32Hungary
TRY 85.83
USD 1.839Turkey
TRY 64.97
USD 1.392
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.20Hungary
TRY 88.35
USD 1.893Turkey
TRY 73.42
USD 1.573
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.85Hungary
TRY 215.75
HUF 1,660Turkey
TRY 255.00
TRY 255
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.70Hungary
TRY 59,510
HUF 399,990Turkey
TRY 84,999
TRY 84,999
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
+749%
in TRY
It rose 83% in local currency, but 749% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.
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