United States
Compared with Czechia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Czechia = 1×
Overall verdict
United States is about 0.76×
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 United States 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×
United States is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In United States, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Czechia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.11
United States CZK 128.08 USD 6.12
Czechia CZK 115.00 CZK 115
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.88
United States CZK 1,274 USD 59.99
Czechia CZK 1,449 EUR 59.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.78
United States CZK 28.89 USD 1.356
Czechia CZK 36.95 USD 1.734
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.77
United States CZK 17,599 USD 829
Czechia CZK 22,990 CZK 22,990
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.61
United States CZK 24.42 USD 1.146
Czechia CZK 39.97 USD 1.876
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.54
United States CZK 3.97 USD 0.188
Czechia CZK 7.41 USD 0.351
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47
United States CZK 1.01 USD 0.048
Czechia CZK 2.15 USD 0.102
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in USD
4.93 → 6.12
4.93 → 6.12
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+19%
in CZK
It rose 24% in local currency, but 19% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United States's inflation.