South Korea
Compared with Czechia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Czechia = 1×
Overall verdict
South Korea is about 0.68×
Czechia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Czechia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Czechia. A bar running right means South Korea 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
Czechia
Czechia = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Korea, Diesel 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Czechia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.82
South Korea CZK 30.15 USD 1.415
Czechia CZK 36.95 USD 1.734
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.81
South Korea CZK 18,721 KRW 1,290,000
Czechia CZK 22,990 CZK 22,990
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.76
South Korea CZK 30.41 USD 1.427
Czechia CZK 39.97 USD 1.876
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.72
South Korea CZK 1.54 USD 0.073
Czechia CZK 2.15 USD 0.102
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.68
South Korea CZK 78.31 KRW 5,500
Czechia CZK 115.00 CZK 115
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.66
South Korea CZK 957.84 KRW 66,000
Czechia CZK 1,449 EUR 59.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.36
South Korea CZK 2.68 USD 0.127
Czechia CZK 7.41 USD 0.351
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+20%
in KRW
4600 → 5500
4600 → 5500
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-10%
in CZK
It rose 20% in local currency, but -10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Korea's inflation.