VenezuelaVenezuela

Hungary

Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.

Baseline: VenezuelaVenezuela = 1×

HungaryHungary vs VenezuelaVenezuela
Overall verdict

HungaryHungary is about 6.79× VenezuelaVenezuela.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs VenezuelaVenezuela = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Venezuela. 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 VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela = 1× HungaryHungary is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×157.69
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.61
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.23

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

In Hungary, Diesel 1L costs 473.3× what it does in Venezuela — but Big Mac costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×473.25
    HungaryHungary VES 641.21 USD 1.893
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×52.54
    HungaryHungary VES 622.92 USD 1.839
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.61
    HungaryHungary VES 37.60 USD 0.111
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 23.37 USD 0.069
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.23
    HungaryHungary VES 1,692 HUF 1,660
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Hungary

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+83%
in HUF
908 → 1660
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-100%
in VES

It rose 83% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.