South Korea
Compared with Greece, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Greece = 1×
Overall verdict
South Korea is about 0.67×
Greece.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Greece = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Greece. 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
Greece
Greece = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Korea, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.0× what it does in Greece — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.99
South Korea €0.06 USD 0.073
Greece €0.06 USD 0.074
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.66
South Korea €39.65 KRW 66,000
Greece €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64
South Korea €1.24 USD 1.415
Greece €1.95 USD 2.223
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.63
South Korea €1.25 USD 1.427
Greece €1.98 USD 2.254
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.50
South Korea €0.11 USD 0.127
Greece €0.22 USD 0.254
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
-5%
in EUR
It rose 20% in local currency, but -5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Korea's inflation.