Vietnam
Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Israel = 1×
Overall verdict
Vietnam is about 0.42×
Israel.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Israel = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Israel. 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
Israel
Israel = 1×
Vietnam is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Vietnam, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.5× what it does in Israel — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.46
Vietnam ILS 115.20 VND 990,000
Israel ILS 249.00 ILS 249
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.45
Vietnam ILS 9.09 VND 76,000
Israel ILS 20.00 ILS 20
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42
Vietnam ILS 0.24 USD 0.078
Israel ILS 0.58 USD 0.185
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.37
Vietnam ILS 2.67 USD 0.895
Israel ILS 7.17 USD 2.407
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.32
Vietnam ILS 2.42 USD 0.812
Israel ILS 7.55 USD 2.535
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
-8%
in ILS
It rose 10% in local currency, but -8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Vietnam's inflation.