Ukraine
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Taiwan = 1×
Overall verdict
Ukraine is about 1.00×
Taiwan.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. 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
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Ukraine is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ukraine, Diesel 1L costs 2.1× what it does in Taiwan — but Natural gas 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.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.05
Ukraine NT$57.64 USD 1.826
Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.84
Ukraine NT$56.16 USD 1.779
Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.29
Ukraine NT$100.76 UAH 139
Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.86
Ukraine NT$2.65 USD 0.084
Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.63
Ukraine NT$1,010 UAH 1,399
Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47
Ukraine NT$0.63 USD 0.02
Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043
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
+50%
in TWD
It rose 114% in local currency, but 50% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.