SwedenSweden

Ukraine

Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.

Baseline: SwedenSweden = 1×

UkraineUkraine vs SwedenSweden
Overall verdict

UkraineUkraine is about 0.43× SwedenSweden.

Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs SwedenSweden = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Sweden. 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 SwedenSweden Sweden = 1× UkraineUkraine is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.98
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.46
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.44
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.18

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Ukraine, Gasoline 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Sweden — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.07
    UkraineUkraine SEK 17.34 USD 1.779
    SwedenSweden SEK 16.26 USD 1.668
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.91
    UkraineUkraine SEK 17.80 USD 1.826
    SwedenSweden SEK 19.57 USD 2.008
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.46
    UkraineUkraine SEK 303.41 UAH 1,399
    SwedenSweden SEK 663.59 EUR 59.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.44
    UkraineUkraine SEK 29.46 UAH 139
    SwedenSweden SEK 67.00 SEK 67
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.35
    UkraineUkraine SEK 0.79 USD 0.084
    SwedenSweden SEK 2.28 USD 0.243
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.09
    UkraineUkraine SEK 0.19 USD 0.02
    SwedenSweden SEK 2.06 USD 0.22
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Ukraine

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+114%
in UAH
65 → 139
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+42%
in SEK

It rose 114% in local currency, but 42% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.