Ukraine
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Moldova = 1×
Ukraine
vs
Moldova
Overall verdict
Ukraine is about 0.73× Moldova.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Moldova = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Moldova. 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 Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Ukraine is pricier →
Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Ukraine is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ukraine, Diesel 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Moldova — 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 ×1.10Ukraine
MDL 31.24
USD 1.826Moldova
MDL 28.40
USD 1.66
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.06Ukraine
MDL 30.44
USD 1.779Moldova
MDL 28.80
USD 1.683
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78Ukraine
MDL 54.61
UAH 139Moldova
MDL 70.00
MDL 70
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47Ukraine
MDL 1.44
USD 0.084Moldova
MDL 3.06
USD 0.179
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
+27%
in MDL
It rose 114% in local currency, but 27% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.
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