Hungary

Compared with United States, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United States = 1×

Hungary vs

United States

Overall verdict

Hungary is about 1.18× United States.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United States = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United States. 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

United States United States = 1×

Hungary is pricier →

📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.52
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.50
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.14
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.09
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.82

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

In Hungary, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.0× what it does in United States — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. 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 ×2.00

Hungary $0.10 USD 0.096

United States $0.05 USD 0.048

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.60

Hungary $1.84 USD 1.839

United States $1.15 USD 1.146

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.52

Hungary $1,257 HUF 399,990

United States $829.00 USD 829

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.40

Hungary $1.89 USD 1.893

United States $1.36 USD 1.356

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.14

Hungary $68.27 EUR 59.99

United States $59.99 USD 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82

Hungary $4.99 HUF 1,660

United States $6.12 USD 6.12

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.59

Hungary $0.11 USD 0.111

United States $0.19 USD 0.188

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com