Vietnam
Compared with Czechia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Czechia = 1×
Overall verdict
Vietnam is about 0.49×
Czechia.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Czechia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Czechia. A bar running right means Vietnam 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×
Vietnam is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Vietnam, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 0.9× what it does in Czechia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.88
Vietnam CZK 20,212 VND 24,999,000
Czechia CZK 22,990 CZK 22,990
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.55
Vietnam CZK 800.43 VND 990,000
Czechia CZK 1,449 EUR 59.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.53
Vietnam CZK 60.55 VND 76,000
Czechia CZK 115.00 CZK 115
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.52
Vietnam CZK 19.07 USD 0.895
Czechia CZK 36.95 USD 1.734
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.43
Vietnam CZK 17.30 USD 0.812
Czechia CZK 39.97 USD 1.876
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.22
Vietnam CZK 1.65 USD 0.078
Czechia CZK 7.41 USD 0.351
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+10%
in VND
69000 → 76000
69000 → 76000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-7%
in CZK
It rose 10% in local currency, but -7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Vietnam's inflation.