Hungary
Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Vietnam = 1×
Overall verdict
Hungary is about 1.67×
Vietnam.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Vietnam = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Vietnam. 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
Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Hungary is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hungary, Gasoline 1L costs 2.3× what it does in Vietnam — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.26
Hungary ₫48,309 USD 1.839
Vietnam ₫21,330 USD 0.812
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.12
Hungary ₫49,727 USD 1.893
Vietnam ₫23,511 USD 0.895
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.81
Hungary ₫1,792,428 EUR 59.99
Vietnam ₫990,000 VND 990,000
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.73
Hungary ₫131,213 HUF 1,660
Vietnam ₫76,000 VND 76,000
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.42
Hungary ₫2,916 USD 0.111
Vietnam ₫2,049 USD 0.078
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.32
Hungary ₫33,013,913 HUF 399,990
Vietnam ₫24,999,000 VND 24,999,000
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
+92%
in VND
It rose 83% in local currency, but 92% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.