Sweden
Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Ukraine = 1×
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 2.31×
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 Sweden 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×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 11.0× what it does in Ukraine — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.9×. 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 ×11.00
Sweden UAH 9.58 USD 0.22
Ukraine UAH 0.87 USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.89
Sweden UAH 10.58 USD 0.243
Ukraine UAH 3.66 USD 0.084
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.27
Sweden UAH 316.13 SEK 67
Ukraine UAH 139.00 UAH 139
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×2.19
Sweden UAH 3,060 EUR 59.99
Ukraine UAH 1,399 UAH 1,399
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.10
Sweden UAH 87.45 USD 2.008
Ukraine UAH 79.52 USD 1.826
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.94
Sweden UAH 72.64 USD 1.668
Ukraine UAH 77.48 USD 1.779
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in SEK
54 → 67
54 → 67
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+87%
in UAH
It rose 24% in local currency, but 87% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.