Ukraine
Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Egypt = 1×
Overall verdict
Ukraine is about 2.34×
Egypt.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Egypt = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Egypt. 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
Egypt
Egypt = 1×
Ukraine is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ukraine, Diesel 1L costs 4.5× what it does in Egypt — but Big Mac costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.54
Ukraine EGP 86.26 USD 1.826
Egypt EGP 18.99 USD 0.402
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.79
Ukraine EGP 84.04 USD 1.779
Egypt EGP 22.20 USD 0.47
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.65
Ukraine EGP 3.97 USD 0.084
Egypt EGP 1.09 USD 0.023
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.82
Ukraine EGP 0.94 USD 0.02
Egypt EGP 0.52 USD 0.011
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.21
Ukraine EGP 150.78 UAH 139
Egypt EGP 125.00 EGP 125
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+114%
in UAH
65 → 139
65 → 139
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+303%
in EGP
It rose 114% in local currency, but 303% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.