Ukraine
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Mexico = 1×
Overall verdict
Ukraine is about 0.68×
Mexico.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. 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
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Ukraine is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ukraine, Diesel 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Mexico — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. 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 ×1.18
Ukraine MX$32.02 USD 1.826
Mexico MX$27.11 USD 1.546
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.10
Ukraine MX$31.19 USD 1.779
Mexico MX$28.48 USD 1.624
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.77
Ukraine MX$1.50 USD 0.084
Mexico MX$1.95 USD 0.109
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.56
Ukraine MX$0.36 USD 0.02
Mexico MX$0.64 USD 0.036
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.55
Ukraine MX$545.67 UAH 1,399
Mexico MX$999.00 MXN 999
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.52
Ukraine MX$56.42 UAH 139
Mexico MX$109.00 MXN 109
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
+17%
in MXN
It rose 114% in local currency, but 17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.