SwitzerlandSwitzerland

Ukraine

Compared with Switzerland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: SwitzerlandSwitzerland = 1×

UkraineUkraine vs SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Overall verdict

UkraineUkraine is about 0.37× SwitzerlandSwitzerland.

Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs SwitzerlandSwitzerland = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Switzerland. 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 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland = 1× UkraineUkraine is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.74
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.46
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.35
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.16

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

In Ukraine, Gasoline 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Switzerland — 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 ×0.77
    UkraineUkraine CHF 1.44 USD 1.779
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland CHF 1.87 USD 2.307
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.71
    UkraineUkraine CHF 1.48 USD 1.826
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland CHF 2.09 USD 2.58
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.46
    UkraineUkraine CHF 25.52 UAH 1,399
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland CHF 55.99 CHF 55.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.35
    UkraineUkraine CHF 2.56 UAH 139
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland CHF 7.30 CHF 7.3
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23
    UkraineUkraine CHF 0.07 USD 0.084
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland CHF 0.29 USD 0.367
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.11
    UkraineUkraine CHF 0.02 USD 0.02
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland CHF 0.14 USD 0.181
    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
+16%
in CHF

It rose 114% in local currency, but 16% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.