Argentina
Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Ukraine = 1×
Overall verdict
Argentina is about 1.23×
Ukraine.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Ukraine = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Ukraine. A bar running right means Argentina 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
Ukraine
Ukraine = 1×
Argentina is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Argentina, Big Mac costs 1.7× what it does in Ukraine — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.8×. 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 ×1.73
Argentina UAH 240.98 ARS 8,000
Ukraine UAH 139.00 UAH 139
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.44
Argentina UAH 2,017 USD 44.99
Ukraine UAH 1,399 UAH 1,399
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.15
Argentina UAH 1.00 USD 0.023
Ukraine UAH 0.87 USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.04
Argentina UAH 3.79 USD 0.087
Ukraine UAH 3.66 USD 0.084
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.86
Argentina UAH 68.03 USD 1.562
Ukraine UAH 79.52 USD 1.826
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.81
Argentina UAH 62.62 USD 1.438
Ukraine UAH 77.48 USD 1.779
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+2005%
in ARS
380 → 8000
380 → 8000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+124%
in UAH
It rose 2005% in local currency, but 124% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Argentina's inflation.