Taiwan
Compared with Hungary, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hungary = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Hungary
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.61× Hungary.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hungary = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hungary. A bar running right means Taiwan 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×
Taiwan is pricier →
Hungary
Hungary = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in Hungary — but Natural gas 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.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.88Taiwan
HUF 32
USD 0.098Hungary
HUF 37
USD 0.111
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.74Taiwan
HUF 294,032
TWD 29,900Hungary
HUF 399,990
HUF 399,990
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.72Taiwan
HUF 15,724
TWD 1,599Hungary
HUF 21,717
EUR 59.99
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.53Taiwan
HUF 303
USD 0.968Hungary
HUF 575
USD 1.839
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.49Taiwan
HUF 821
TWD 78Hungary
HUF 1,660
HUF 1,660
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47Taiwan
HUF 278
USD 0.89Hungary
HUF 592
USD 1.893
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.45Taiwan
HUF 14
USD 0.043Hungary
HUF 32
USD 0.096
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+5%
in HUF
It rose 8% in local currency, but 5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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