CzechiaCzechia

United States

Compared with Czechia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: CzechiaCzechia = 1×

United StatesUnited States vs CzechiaCzechia
Overall verdict

United StatesUnited States is about 0.76× CzechiaCzechia.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs CzechiaCzechia = 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 CzechiaCzechia Czechia = 1× United StatesUnited States is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.11
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.88
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.77
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.69
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.50

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.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.11
    United StatesUnited States CZK 128.08 USD 6.12
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 115.00 CZK 115
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.88
    United StatesUnited States CZK 1,274 USD 59.99
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 1,449 EUR 59.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.78
    United StatesUnited States CZK 28.89 USD 1.356
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 36.95 USD 1.734
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.77
    United StatesUnited States CZK 17,599 USD 829
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 22,990 CZK 22,990
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.61
    United StatesUnited States CZK 24.42 USD 1.146
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 39.97 USD 1.876
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.54
    United StatesUnited States CZK 3.97 USD 0.188
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 7.41 USD 0.351
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47
    United StatesUnited States CZK 1.01 USD 0.048
    CzechiaCzechia CZK 2.15 USD 0.102
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed United States

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in USD
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.