Ukraine
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Hong Kong = 1×
Overall verdict
Ukraine is about 0.51×
Hong Kong.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Ukraine is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ukraine, Big Mac costs 1.0× what it does in Hong Kong — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.00
Ukraine HK$24.89 UAH 139
Hong Kong HK$25.00 HKD 25
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.61
Ukraine HK$244.77 UAH 1,399
Hong Kong HK$399.00 HKD 399
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.46
Ukraine HK$0.66 USD 0.084
Hong Kong HK$1.44 USD 0.184
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.44
Ukraine HK$13.95 USD 1.779
Hong Kong HK$32.05 USD 4.086
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.41
Ukraine HK$14.32 USD 1.826
Hong Kong HK$35.12 USD 4.478
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.15
Ukraine HK$0.16 USD 0.02
Hong Kong HK$1.02 USD 0.13
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
+34%
in HKD
It rose 114% in local currency, but 34% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.