Ukraine
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Ukraine
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Ukraine is about 0.75× South Korea.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Ukraine is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 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 South Korea — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.29Ukraine
₩2,845
USD 1.826South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.25Ukraine
₩2,772
USD 1.779South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.85Ukraine
₩4,691
UAH 139South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.69Ukraine
₩45,658
UAH 1,399South Korea
₩66,000
KRW 66,000
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.66Ukraine
₩126
USD 0.084South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.27Ukraine
₩30
USD 0.02South Korea
₩110
USD 0.073
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
+71%
in KRW
It rose 114% in local currency, but 71% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.
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