Australia
Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Ukraine = 1×
Overall verdict
Australia is about 1.81×
Ukraine.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Ukraine = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Ukraine. A bar running right means Australia 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×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 5.4× what it does in Ukraine — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.40
Australia UAH 4.70 USD 0.108
Ukraine UAH 0.87 USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.08
Australia UAH 11.28 USD 0.259
Ukraine UAH 3.66 USD 0.084
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×2.01
Australia UAH 2,814 AUD 89.95
Ukraine UAH 1,399 UAH 1,399
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.78
Australia UAH 248.00 AUD 8.5
Ukraine UAH 139.00 UAH 139
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.78
Australia UAH 61.88 USD 1.421
Ukraine UAH 79.52 USD 1.826
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.70
Australia UAH 53.96 USD 1.239
Ukraine UAH 77.48 USD 1.779
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+30%
in AUD
6.55 → 8.5
6.55 → 8.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+90%
in UAH
It rose 30% in local currency, but 90% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.