AustraliaAustralia

Ukraine

Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: AustraliaAustralia = 1×

UkraineUkraine vs AustraliaAustralia
Overall verdict

UkraineUkraine is about 0.55× AustraliaAustralia.

Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs AustraliaAustralia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Ukraine 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 AustraliaAustralia Australia = 1× UkraineUkraine is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.36
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.56
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.50
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.25

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Ukraine, Gasoline 1L costs 1.4× what it does in Australia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.44
    UkraineUkraine A$2.58 USD 1.779
    AustraliaAustralia A$1.80 USD 1.239
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.29
    UkraineUkraine A$2.65 USD 1.826
    AustraliaAustralia A$2.06 USD 1.421
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.56
    UkraineUkraine A$4.76 UAH 139
    AustraliaAustralia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.50
    UkraineUkraine A$44.71 UAH 1,399
    AustraliaAustralia A$89.95 AUD 89.95
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.32
    UkraineUkraine A$0.12 USD 0.084
    AustraliaAustralia A$0.37 USD 0.259
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.19
    UkraineUkraine A$0.03 USD 0.02
    AustraliaAustralia A$0.16 USD 0.108
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Ukraine

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+114%
in UAH
65 → 139
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+46%
in AUD

It rose 114% in local currency, but 46% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.