Russia
Compared with Hungary, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hungary = 1×
Russia
vs
Hungary
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.36× Hungary.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hungary = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hungary. A bar running right means Russia 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 Hungary
Hungary = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Hungary
Hungary = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.6× what it does in Hungary — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.62Russia
HUF 23
USD 0.069Hungary
HUF 37
USD 0.111
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.55Russia
HUF 324
USD 1.037Hungary
HUF 592
USD 1.893
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.50Russia
HUF 289
USD 0.925Hungary
HUF 575
USD 1.839
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.35Russia
HUF 554
RUB 135Hungary
HUF 1,660
HUF 1,660
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10Russia
HUF 3
USD 0.01Hungary
HUF 32
USD 0.096
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-10%
in HUF
It rose -1% in local currency, but -10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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