Ukraine
Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: New Zealand = 1×
Overall verdict
Ukraine is about 0.58×
New Zealand.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
New Zealand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is New Zealand. 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
New Zealand
New Zealand = 1×
Ukraine is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ukraine, Diesel 1L costs 1.3× what it does in New Zealand — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. 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 ×1.29
Ukraine NZD 3.22 USD 1.826
New Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.99
Ukraine NZD 3.14 USD 1.779
New Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.65
Ukraine NZD 5.56 UAH 139
New Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.54
Ukraine NZD 53.92 UAH 1,399
New Zealand NZD 99.99 NZD 99.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.40
Ukraine NZD 0.15 USD 0.084
New Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.21
Ukraine NZD 0.03 USD 0.02
New Zealand NZD 0.17 USD 0.097
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
+61%
in NZD
It rose 114% in local currency, but 61% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.