Costa RicaCosta Rica

Ukraine

Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Costa RicaCosta Rica = 1×

UkraineUkraine vs Costa RicaCosta Rica
Overall verdict

UkraineUkraine is about 0.67× Costa RicaCosta Rica.

Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Costa RicaCosta Rica = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Costa Rica. 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 Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica = 1× UkraineUkraine is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.14
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.53
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.49

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

In Ukraine, Diesel 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Costa Rica — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.21
    UkraineUkraine CRC 903.87 USD 1.826
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 745.96 USD 1.507
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.07
    UkraineUkraine CRC 880.60 USD 1.779
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 825.66 USD 1.668
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.53
    UkraineUkraine CRC 1,580 UAH 139
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 2,990 CRC 2,990
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.49
    UkraineUkraine CRC 41.58 USD 0.084
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 84.15 USD 0.17
    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
+7%
in CRC

It rose 114% in local currency, but 7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.